AMES, Iowa — It’s no secret that police officers, detectives, and other first responders often don’t get enough sleep. Crime can happen at any time of day. Between that and late-night shifts, it can throw off both sleep cycles and work quality. Now, researchers from Iowa State University (ISU) find that tired officers have a …
The popularity of podcasts is spreading like wildfire. Crime, thrills, romance, and comedy are among the most popular podcast genres across various platforms. For some reason, many of us find ourselves entranced with the hair-raising details of a murder mystery or the innerworkings of a cartel. Every type of podcast has a specific way of …
SAN FRANCISCO — A smartphone app that can tell a defendant what to say in court using artificial intelligence has been used for the first time — and it’s a lot cheaper than a real lawyer. California-based company DoNotPay says this is the first time AI has been used during a trial anywhere in the …
By Ausma Bernot, Griffith University A group of researchers studied 15 months of human mobility movement data taken from 1.5 million people and concluded that just four points in space and time were sufficient to identify 95% of them, even when the data weren’t of excellent quality. That was back in 2013. Nearly ten years …
By Christian Jordan Howell, University of South Florida and David Maimon, Georgia State University It is common to hear news reports about large data breaches, but what happens once your personal data is stolen? Our research shows that, like most legal commodities, stolen data products flow through a supply chain consisting of producers, wholesalers and …
By Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University A gun rampage at a Walmart in Virginia is the latest amid a rise in mass shootings in general in the U.S., and mass shootings at grocery and retail stores in particular. Multiple people including the gunman were killed in the incident on Nov. …
‘It’s important to note that VNR is distinctly different from a chokehold.’ WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Several cities have banned their local police departments from using any kind of neck restraints in the wake of multiple high-profile deaths in recent years. While the use of a chokehold can impair a suspect’s ability to breathe, a new …
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Police in the United States shoot and kill people at higher rates than almost any other country. They also do this while dealing with the most diverse, distressed, and armed population in the world, a new report reveals. Rutgers University researchers say fatal police shootings in the U.S. are five times …
By: Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University, via The Conversation Bank robbery is a high-profile crime that fascinates many people. Movies have been made about famous bank robbers like Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger and Butch Cassidy. There is even a new movie that just came out about Gilbert Galvan, Canada’s most prolific bank robber who robbed 59 banks …
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New research from Yale University reports a possible connection between incarceration and cancer. Researchers from the Yale Cancer Center report an observed higher risk of dying from cancer among adults in prison. Moreover, inmates diagnosed with cancer are more likely to pass away within a year of being released from prison. “Cancer …