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By Dec 14, 2013
Science

How Brain Scans Can Lighten Sentences In Murder Cases

An increasing trend of defendants using neuroscience to argue for lesser sentences
By Aug 14, 2013
Science

Why So Many Men Kill Their Families On Sundays In August

A study of British "family annihilators" reveals some macabre data.
By Feb 26, 2013
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NYPD: Murder Is Down Because Of Our Facebook Surveillance

Tools of the 21st-century police department
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The leading causes of violence-related deaths, for everyone in the United States.
By Dec 19, 2012
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Would Arming Teachers And Students Really Have Prevented A Tragedy?

Policy that would make it easier to carry concealed weapons into schools could have meant “the difference between life and...
By Dec 15, 2012
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What The Research Says About “Rampage Violence”

Studies of "rampage violence" have only been around for about a decade, but researchers are still working hard to understand...
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New Corpse-Detection System Finds Where the Bodies Are Buried

Cops searching for hidden graves usually rely on dogs or ground-penetrating radar. Now they have another tool in their arsenal...
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Loaner NASA Rover Helps Solve Cold Murder Case in California

Add gumshoe detective to NASA’s resume. Last year, scientists from the space agency working with the US Geological Survey and...