Estonia citizen pleads guilty in NYC to cyberfraud charge
A man portrayed as a ringleader in an international cyber scam that infected more than 4 million computers in over 100 countries pleaded guilty Wednesday.
Security
Jul 9, 2015
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Study finds harsh prison sentences swell ranks of lifers and raise questions about fairness
Stricter state sentencing laws in Washington have swelled the ranks of inmates serving life sentences to nearly one in five.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2015
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Young offenders in Victorian times were much less likely to re-offend than today
Young offenders in late Victorian times were much less likely to go on to commit other crimes after serving a sentence in an institution than their counterparts today, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2015
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Study examines racial bias in death-penalty decisions
A Latino defendant convicted of murder who is poor is more likely to be sentenced to death by white jurors, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2014
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In court, gruesome details equal harsher punishment
(Phys.org) —In court arguments, the less gruesome the description of a crime, the less likely the punishment will match U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines, according to researchers at Duke University.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2014
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Real meaning of English poem's first line discovered
A University of Manchester lecturer has discovered that the famous first line of English language's oldest epic poem has been misinterpreted, ever since it was popularised almost 200 years ago.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2013
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Pirate Bay Swede's hacking, fraud sentence reduced (Update)
A Swedish court has dismissed part of the hacking and fraud charges against the founder of the popular file-sharing website Pirate Bay and reduced his prison sentence from two years to one.
Internet
Sep 25, 2013
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Pirate Bay Swede sentenced for hacking, fraud (Update)
A founder of the popular file-sharing website Pirate Bay who was arrested in Cambodia under an international warrant was convicted in Sweden on Thursday of hacking and fraud and given a two-year prison sentence.
Internet
Jun 20, 2013
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Age and gender? Dutch develop analyser for Twitter
Researchers at a Dutch university have developed an online programme that is able give the age and gender of users purely based on the content they post on the social network Twitter.
Computer Sciences
May 13, 2013
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Teenage hacker sentenced in UK for cyber-attacks
A British court has sentenced a teenage hacker to youth rehabilitation after he and other members of the Anonymous movement carried out cyber-attacks targeting financial sites like PayPal and Visa.
Internet
Feb 1, 2013
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