crimes

Panel of Alleged Experts Unknowingly Assist Scientology's Fraudulent Claims

AnonMSW — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:37:10 -0500

Church Of Scientology International Hosts Deceptive Conference - A Panel of Alleged Experts Unknowingly Assist Scientology's Fraudulent Claims of Hate Crime, Terrorist Activity, Identity Theft, Sexual Slavery, Terrorism and Pedophilia.

Former Indonesian Pilot Sentenced for Killing Human Rights Activist

seher — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:29:10 -0600

Indonesia's Supreme Court has sentenced a former pilot of the state-owned airline to 20 years in prison for killing a prominent human rights activist in 2004. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta.

Police defend silence on Sydney taxi rapes

seher — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:54:08 -0600

Police have defended their decision not to tell the public about a series of alleged rapes against women in Sydney taxis.

Lack of specialization when judging individuals with mental disorders

harminka — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:10:02 -0500

Research carried out by the Department of Criminal Law of the University of Granada has analysed for the first time all the criminal sentences passed in Spain since 1870 in which the defendant was acquitted of the charge or the sentence was reduced on account of mental disorder.

Study examines correlation between race and police force size

harminka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:51:02 -0500

Empirical studies have long shown that crime rate and budget alone do not account for the size of an area’s police force. Police forces tend to be larger in areas where blacks comprise a larger percentage, and many sociologists have attributed this to racial attitudes, specifically the white population’s perceptions of threat. A thought-provoking new study is the first to empirically examine this premise.

Law professor advocates full restoration of rights to ex-felons

harminka — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:31:36 -0500

Felon exclusion laws impact not only individuals, but also communities, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia law professor. By their suppressive nature, the legal statutes, which vary from state to state, have devastating socio-economic, political and legal effects on African-American communities nationwide, he contends.

Exposure to war crimes may stymie efforts to achieve peace

harminka — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:58:54 -0500

People who have been traumatized by exposure to war crimes have a tendency to choose violent means and reject nonviolent means to achieve peace, says a joint Tulane University/University of California-Berkeley study in the August 1 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.

Light Fingerprinting shows promise for improved crime-fighting

harminka — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:12:49 -0500

In a finding that should get a “thumbs up” from CSI fans, researchers in the United Kingdom are reporting development of a fast new fingerprinting method that shows promise for improving the collection and analysis of fingerprints from crime scenes. The finding is scheduled for publication in the August 1 issue of ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal.

Anti-gay hate crimes widespread

harminka — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:47:48 -0500

Nearly four in 10 gay men and about one in eight lesbians and bisexuals in the United States have been the target of violence or a property crime because of their sexual orientation, according to a new study by University of California, Davis, psychology professor Gregory Herek.

Georgia: New Crime Crackdown

Anastvatz — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:51:31 -0500

Spectacular confiscation of property belonging to alleged criminal kingpins.

Murder and the Operations Researcher

harminka — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:50:30 -0600

Mental health courts save taxpayers money

harminka — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:46:27 -0600