The holiday months may be the time for love and families, but there are certain crimes that also seem to prosper during the season of giving. Last year, Nazir Azfal, a prosecutor in the UK compiled a list of crimes which spike measurably in December around the holidays. Harassment and Stalking: According to Azfal, he sees many […]
Minnesota DNA Evidence Goes Uncollected
A recent examination of Minnesota records revealed that 85 felons did not submit a required DNA sample in 2010. Ramsey County Attorney John Choi asked Richard Dusterhoft to re-examine case files after it was brought to his attention that some DNA samples weren’t collected. Dusterhoft, who works in the criminal division, said he was alarmed by what […]
Correlations between Adolescent Brain Development and Risky Behavior
Laurence Steinberg, who teaches psychology at Temple University, recently gave a lecture at the University of Minnesota on brain development and its impact on adolescent behavior. His lecture, titled “Should the Science of Adolescent Brain Development Inform Legal Policy?” focused on the factors that influence adolescents in their decision making. Steinberg compared an adolescent brain […]
Fighting Cyber Crime & Protecting Freedom on the Internet
Guest blog by David Anderson – freelance writer, professional blogger, and social media enthusiast. His blog Internetproviders.net focuses on internet service providers. What is Cyber Crime? A cyber crime is any illegal activity using a computer. Some examples include: Software pirating ‘Hacking’ into bank accounts stealing information such as credit card numbers Identity theft Cyber […]
2011 FBI Crime Report Shows Decline
On Monday, the FBI released their annual report tracking trends in violent and property crime across the United States in 2011. Last year’s reported violent crime has decreased 3.8 percent from the year before, marking a 5-year pattern of declining violent crime in the U.S. Property crime has also decreased from 2010, but by a […]
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