Scans show less gray matter in brains of murderers

Scientists studied the brains of more than men in prison for homicide or attempted homicide and found differences from the brains of people convicted of other crimes.

Jack Wang- U. Chicago • futurity
July 24, 2019 ~4 min

Cities with certain racist tweets see more hate crimes

A new study of 532 million tweets suggests a link between hate speech on Twitter and hate crimes offline.

Kathleen Hamilton-NYU • futurity
June 26, 2019 ~4 min


How nuclear weapons help reveal forged paintings

A new method for detecting forged paintings defeats a clever counterfeit strategy.

Franziska Schmid-ETH Zurich • futurity
June 6, 2019 ~4 min

Prison time for the sake of public safety? Not so fast

"The takeaway here is that imprisonment doesn't make much of a dent in violent crime rates."

Yasmin Anwar-UC Berkeley • futurity
May 21, 2019 ~3 min

Which warnings fight email phishing scams best?

Phishing scams can get people to give up private information, but the right warning can help us avoid the scammers.

Laurel Thomas-Michigan • futurity
May 20, 2019 ~3 min

Map shows lynching went far beyond the U.S. south

A new interactive map traces the brutal history of lynching in the United Staes.

Matthew Swayne-Penn State • futurity
May 16, 2019 ~6 min

Despite fewer crimes, millennials face more arrests

"...there is a loosening relationship between actually committing a crime and being arrested for the millennial generation..."

Chanapa Tantibanchachai-Johns Hopkins • futurity
May 7, 2019 ~5 min

To skirt gang violence, look tough on Facebook?

"Sometimes that gun a young man posts on social media is actually a part of his attempt to not use that gun."

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
May 6, 2019 ~7 min


Brexit puts UK’s ability to tackle drug-related crime at risk, say experts

Brexit could threaten the UK’s ability to tackle drug-related crime linked to serious and organised crime, according to public health experts writing today in the journal Health Policy.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 3, 2019 ~5 min

Police stops actually increase teen criminal behavior

Proactive policing may have terrible consequences for young black and Latino teen boys, including more delinquent behavior.

Jordan Bennett-NYU • futurity
April 11, 2019 ~4 min

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