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Released: 13-Sep-2018 4:45 PM EDT
Study Confirms Adopting Truth Commissions and Justice Measures in Post-Authoritarian Regimes Lowers Homicide Rates
University of Notre Dame

According to new research led by Notre Dame Associate Professor Guillermo Trejo, nations that adopt transitional justice measures, such as truth commissions and judicial prosecutions for past human rights violations, experience lower homicide rates and lower levels of criminal violence.

Released: 11-Sep-2018 11:05 AM EDT
WashU Expert: Threatening the International Criminal Court could further isolate the U.S.
Washington University in St. Louis

The Trump administration’s national security adviser John Bolton, a longtime critic of the International Criminal Court (ICC), threatened Sept. 10 to impose sanctions on court personnel if the court continues with an investigation into alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan.Bolton’s speech is likely to act as a boomerang, upsetting the 123 countries that are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, most of which are close U.

Released: 5-Sep-2018 11:35 AM EDT
Does Neuroscience Hold the Key to Understanding the Criminal Mind?
Cornell University

A new study shows a difference between how risk is cognitively processed by self-reported law-abiding citizens and self-reported lawbreakers, allowing researchers to better view and understand the criminal mind.

Released: 5-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT
People Who Embrace Traditional Masculinity Beliefs Less Likely to Report Rape to Authorities
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Even in cases where a rape has clearly taken place, traditional beliefs and assumptions about masculinity can cause both witnesses and victims to be uncertain about reporting it, according to new research conducted at Binghamton University, State University at New York.

Released: 4-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT
AI speeds effort to protect endangered elephants
Cornell University

Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project tracks African forest elephants with acoustic sensors, but the forests are so remote and the sound files so huge it takes months to collect and analyze the data – too long to rescue the animals from poachers or other threats. Now scientists can learn critical information about the elephants’ habits and patterns in a fifth of the time. A startup, Conservation Metrics, developed a tool that uses artificial intelligence to distinguish the low-frequency, long-duration elephant calls from other rainforest sounds.

Released: 30-Aug-2018 11:05 AM EDT
UA Research to Study Impact ‘War on Drugs’ Has on Smuggling Routes
University of Alabama

Researchers at The University of Alabama are bringing together their expertise in geography, modeling and criminal activity to better understand how enforcement activity influences drug trafficking in Central America.

Released: 29-Aug-2018 10:30 AM EDT
ORNL researchers enable real-time forensic analysis with new cybersecurity tool
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at ORNL have developed a new cybersecurity tool called Akatosh that automates the process of analyzing computer networks to detect malware. The tool collects historical information on host systems on the network to immediately show changes that transpired leading up to and during a cyber attack, which saves precious time and resources previously spent manually searching the network for changes.

   
Released: 28-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT
S&T Develops the First Line of Defense Against Acts of Targeted Violence
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Since 2010, the U.S. government has invested more than $20 million into understanding all forms of radicalization to violence, as well as effective prevention and intervention measures. Federal agencies such as the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) are at the forefront of this work.

20-Aug-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Embargoed AJPH research: Long gun age restrictions, social media bots and anti-vaccine conversations, smoke-free colleges, opioid policies, drinking water
American Public Health Association (APHA)

In this issue, find research on school shootings and long gun age restrictions, Russian anti-vaccine trolls, smoke-free colleges and more.

   
Released: 23-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
APA Voices Opposition to Using Federal Funds for Schools to Buy Guns
American Psychological Association (APA)

WASHINGTON – The American Psychological Association called on Congress and the administration to back away from a reported plan to allow states to use federal funding to purchase guns for educators.

Released: 22-Aug-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Resource Scarcity Increases Support for Death Penalty
Arizona State University (ASU)

ASU psychologists and legal scholars have identified a novel influence for death penalty beliefs: the availability of resources in the environment. Most research on death penalty attitudes focuses on cultural, political or religious influences. A series of four experiments using archival and experimental methods consistently found actual and perceived resource availability in the environment predicted the endorsement of the death penalty.

Released: 16-Aug-2018 11:05 AM EDT
West Virginia Innocence Project Client Freed From Prison
West Virginia University

The Innocence Project law clinic at the West Virginia University College of Law has helped free a client from prison after proving he was convicted of a crime he did not commit.

Released: 15-Aug-2018 12:00 AM EDT
Common WiFi Can Detect Weapons, Bombs and Chemicals in Bags
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Ordinary WiFi can easily detect weapons, bombs and explosive chemicals in bags at museums, stadiums, theme parks, schools and other public venues, according to a Rutgers University–New Brunswick-led study. The researchers’ suspicious object detection system is easy to set up, reduces security screening costs and avoids invading privacy such as when screeners open and inspect bags, backpacks and luggage. Traditional screening typically requires high staffing levels and costly specialized equipment.

Released: 13-Aug-2018 12:00 PM EDT
Are U.S. Cities Getting More or Less Violent? New Database Offers Mixed, But Optimistic, Picture
New York University

Violence has fallen in nearly all major U.S. cities since 1991. However, recent fluctuations in violence in selected cities point to temporary disruptions in this 17-year decline.



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