Texas State University assuaged concerns by announcing that the body farm would be located within a 3,000-acre property and would be at least a mile away from any properties that border the site. The isolation and privacy of this final location satisfied local residents. Another common fear ...
More specifically, we estimated the models by crime type (violent and property crimes). The models were developed in two stages. First, we tested the main effects of incident year, victim race/ethnicity, and MSA racial/immigrant composition, with other control variables included in the models. ...
A. (2013). Stereotypic crimes: How group-crime associations affect memory and (sometimes) verdicts and sentencing. Victims & Offenders, 8(3), 278- 307. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2012.755140Skorinko, J. L., & Spellman, B. A. (2013). Stereotypic crimes: How group-crime ...
Can I enter the United States if I have been found guilty of a crime in Canada? With difficulty, American immigration laws are very strict regarding people found guilty of crimes. American immigration agents have a lot of discretion on these matters. You cannot enter the United States if: ...
In one case in Washington and another in Oregon, people posted fake ads on Craigslist about someone else's home and property. In both cases, the ad said that the owner of the house was getting rid of everything and that people were welcome to take whatever they liked. The result was ...
But not all autopsies are conducted in an effort to show that crimes have been committed. With the permission of families, doctors may also perform clinical autopsies on deceased patients in an effort to learn more about medical conditions that led to their deaths, in the effort to better unde...
I personally would not hesitate to call the police when the crimes of property destruction and violence are committed in my home. I just don’t want to live under those circumstances in my own home. If you are considering calling the police, I urge you to read the two articles referenced...
Universities are often epicenters of highly sensitive intellectual property. They may be conducting breakthrough research. They may be working on high-value projects in aerospace, engineering, nuclear science, or other sensitive topics in partnership with multiple government agencies. For cyber...
Although immigrants take jobs off of the market, they also supply jobs for anybody wanting one.From 1994 to 2007 the population of illegal immigrants double to 12 million (Eichenwald). Since this population growth “the crime rate has fallen to 34 percent and local property crimes also fell ...
The FBI Uniform Crime Reports found that while the rate for serious violent crimes dropped 6%, murder rates dropped by 13% and the rate of property crimes decreased 10% in America between 1990 and 1995, network news coverage of these crimes crime grew by 240 percent in the same time period...