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Scarlet macaw genome sequenced | @GrrlScientist
The newly-sequenced scarlet macaw genome will provide many important insights into avian and human biology, behaviours and genetics and will contribute to parrot conservationAfter many years of research into the behaviours, diseases, genetics and life history of scarlet macaws, a team of scientists have taken their studies to the next level. Christopher Seabury, an Assistant Professor of Genetics at Texas A&M University's college of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Ian Tizard, Director of the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center and a Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Texas A&M University's college of ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Blogposts Genetics Biology guardian.co.uk Birds Zoology Environment Science Source Type: news
New forensic technique for estimating time of death by checking internal clock of the human brain
People with severe depression have a disrupted “biological clock” that makes it seem as if they are living in a different time zone to the rest of the healthy population living alongside them, a study has found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - May 13, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Forensic identification of 50 phalangeal fracture cases - Ji B, Li JQ.
OBJECTIVE: To study the characteristics of forensic identification of phalangeal fracture and to use a combination of medical records, imaging materials, and forensic examination data in identification. METHODS: Fifty cases of phalangeal fracture involved ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Retrospective forensic analysis of 483 solved homicide cases in Suzhou city - Gao D, Zhu JL.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the solved homicide cases taking place in Suzhou city and to find out the characteristics and commonness of them in order to analyze the key points of investigation at the scene. METHODS: The data of 483 solved homicide cases occurr... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
The use of trigonometry in bloodstain analysis - Makovický P, Horáková P, Slavík P, Mošna F, Pokorná O.
Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is a valid forensic method which belongs to the category of biological methods using trigonomic models. Despite its development through the years, the method has been re-formulated a standard one and globally used, recogni... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
An unusual case of firearm injury: bullet lodged in the tongue - Cetin S, Eren B, Akan O, Türkmen N, Gürses MS, Gündoğmuş UN.
Firearm-related injuries are a major problem worldwide, in forensic medicine practice. and unusual presentation of bullet trajectory can create surgical or medico-legal diagnostic problems. A 23-year-old man suffered two gunshot wounds, was taken to emerge... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news
The importance of an anthropological scene of crime investigation in the case of burnt remains in vehicles: 3 case studies - Porta D, Poppa P, Regazzola V, Gibelli D, Schillaci DR, Amadasi A, Magli F, Cattaneo C.
Inspection of a crime scene is a crucial step in forensic medicine, and even the methods taught by forensic anthropology are essential. Whereas a thorough inspection can provide crucial information, an approximate inspection can be useless or even harmful.... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Custody suicide with washrag: A case report with clinical and custodial consideration - Zhang L, Guo Y, Chen S, Cai J.
Custody or prison suicides with a washrag are rather unusual and few case reports present in the forensic literature. Completed suicide by using a washrag without the awareness of custody supervisors and medical staff ought to draw attention to related per... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Alcohol-induced osteopenia among in-custody and homicide deaths from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences - Backo H, Love J.
Four cases of in-custody or unlawful death are presented as examples of increased bone fragility with an associated increase in fracture rates due to ethanol-induced osteopenia. In addition, one of the individuals suffered fractures several weeks premortem... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Overweight and the sexual assault forensic medical examination: A pressing problem - Kramer K.
This paper examines the problems faced by forensic physicians assessing overweight victim/survivors of sexual assault, using sample cases and reviewing the literature. This under-researched area is a minefield of practical difficulties and unanswered quest... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Violent behaviour in a forensic psychiatric hospital in Finland: an analysis of violence incident reports - Kuivalainen S, Vehviläinen-Julkunen K, Putkonen A, Louheranta O, Tiihonen J.
ACCESSIBLE SUMMARY: Over half of the violent incidents considered in this study were unexplained. The risk for violent behaviour inside the hospital was the highest for civil patients. The risk rate in this group was 12 compared to criminal patients' risk ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Child abuse: the human figure drawing test in evaluating minors - Lisi A, Valentina S, Giovanna TM, Valeria A, Grattagilano I.
This article highlights the expressive and communicative value of children's drawings in child abuse investigatio... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Simulation of a collision between passenger car and child pedestrian - Schejbalová Z, Kvášová A, Mičunek T, Marek Z.
The Department of Forensic Experts in Transportation at the Faculty of Transportation Sciences performed a second set of dynamic passive safety tests of a passenger car (M1 category - Škoda Octavia II) in a child pedestrian collision. The initial and test... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Identification of drivers in traffic accidents and determination of passenger position in a vehicle by finger marks - Trapečar M, Lipičnik MI, Balazic J.
The following paper aims to illustrate certain investigative activities in the forensic analysis and examination of the scene of traffic accidents. When a traffic accident occurs, the scene must be secured as soon as possible to enable professional and pro... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Abdominal stab wounds: Self-inflicted wounds versus assault wounds - Venara A, Jousset N, Airagnes G, Arnaud JP, Rougé-Maillart C.
Intentional penetrating wounds, self inflicted or inflicted by others, are increasingly common. As a result, it can be difficult for the forensic examiner to determine whether the cause is self-inflicted or not. This type of trauma has been studied from a ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Glass obeys a cracking good law
Simple study could have implications for planetary science and forensics (Source: PhysicsWeb News)
Source: PhysicsWeb News - May 2, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: news
Excavated skull suggests Jamestown colonists resorted to cannibalism
Remains of 14-year-old girl suggest that starving settlers had to go to extreme lengths to survive harsh winter of 1609Gruesome archaeological evidence has emerged revealing how some of the first settlers of America survived a period of famine. The vicious winter of 1609, dubbed the Starving Time by historians, saw the colonists at Jamestown, Virginia, who had consumed every scrap of food in the settlement, turn to cannibalism. When help and supplies finally arrived the following spring, only 60 of the original 300 settlers were still alive. The skull of a 14-year-old girl, excavated last year from a rubbish dump at James ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 2, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Maev Kennedy Tags: United States World news Archaeology guardian.co.uk History and history of art Source Type: news
New guide details steps from A-to-Z for preserving biological evidence
(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) A new handbook by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice provides forensic laboratories, law enforcement agencies and the judicial system with state-of-the-art guidelines and recommended best practices for preserving biological evidence so that it is available at any time to solve "cold cases," confirm the guilt of criminals or exonerate the innocent. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Developing software to estimate age in child pornography images for forensic purposes: relevance and limitations in psychocriminology - Prat S, Bertsch I, Chudzik L, Réveillère C.
[Abstract unavailable]
Language: Eng... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
My Own Private Kalifornia, Part One
The 1993 movie, "Kalifornia," portrays a writer visiting crime scenes across the country. It inspired me to plot my own American crime scene journey. This is Part 1.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - April 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine Ramsland Tags: Education Law and Crime Media Work 1870s albert desalvo blood sacrifices boston marathon Boston marathon bombing Boston Strangler crime scene cross country trip dismemberment facebook friends famous crime scenes forensic anth Source Type: news
Independent Investigation and Forensic Protocols Are Key to Assessing Chemical Weapons Use
Amid accumulating signs that chemical weapons may have been used recently in Syria, PHR repeats its call for a thorough independent investigation of such allegations to be conducted immediately that follows forensic protocols for handling evidence. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - April 26, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
U.S. Issues Guidelines for Medical Exams in Sexual Assault Cases
The revised recommendations emphasize that the victim’s physical and emotional needs should take precedence over criminal justice considerations. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ERICA GOODE Tags: Sex Crimes Forensic Science Holder, Eric H Jr Source Type: news
Afghanistan Must Bolster Its Capacity to Identify the Missing, PHR Declares in New Report
A new report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) released at a conference in Kabul today on “Truth Seeking and the Role of Forensic Science” outlines steps that Afghanistan can take if it is to make progress in addressing the right to truth of victims of more than three decades of violent conflict by identifying missing and disappeared persons. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - April 24, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Manual strangulation: Experimental approach to the genesis of hyoid bone fractures - Lebreton-Chakour C, Godio-Raboutet Y, Torrents R, Chaumoitre K, Boval C, Bartoli C, Adalian P, Piercecchi-Marti MD, Thollon L.
Discovery of a fracture of the hyoid bone during forensic autopsy is a feature that raises suspicions of constriction of the neck. Studies have shown the influence of gender and build of the individual on the morphology of this bone. Our aims were to confi... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Dead student's family call for clampdown on slimming drug
Sarah Houston, 23, died after taking banned dinitrophenol (DNP), which she ordered online, alongside antidepressantsA coroner and the family of a medical student suffering from bulimia who died after taking a banned weight-loss drug bought online have called for a change in the law to further tighten the distribution of the substance, which has been blamed for other deaths.Dr Graham Mould, a forensic toxicologist, told an inquest into the death of Sarah Houston, 23, that a combination of dinitrophenol (DNP), which is banned from human consumption but is used as a chemical pesticide, and antidepressants may have been fatal....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 22, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ben Quinn Tags: The Guardian Drugs trade Health Society UK news Internet Editorial Science World news Source Type: news
What's in a name? An H, an i, two g's and an s | Jon Butterworth | Life & Physics
Just stop it, ok? It's a HiggsNow a Higgs boson has been discovered, some people with access to the Sunday Times and the BBC have begun agitating to change its name. The idea being that naming it after a single person is unfair.It's true that many people contributed to the theory behind the masses of fundamental particles.It's true the symmetry-breaking mechanism which gives particles mass should not be called the "Higgs mechanism". The mechanism was proposed in various forms by several people, some of them predating Higgs.But. It is also true that Higgs has a claim on the boson that no one else has. His paper was the firs...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 22, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Jon Butterworth Tags: Particle physics guardian.co.uk Editorial Cern Science Source Type: news
Forensic sciences are 'fraught with error'
(Elsevier) A target article recently published in Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition reviews various high-profile false convictions. It provides an overview of classic psychological research on expectancy and observer effects and indicates in which ways forensic science examiners may be influenced by information such as confessions, eyewitness identification, and graphical evidence. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Forensic toxicology in drug-facilitated sexual assault - Jorge Dinis-Oliveira R, Magalhães T.
Abstract The low rates of reporting, prosecution and conviction that characterize sexual assault, is likely even more evident in drug-facilitated cases. Typically, in these crimes, victims are incapacitated and left unable to resist sexual advances, uncons... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program procedures. Interim final rule -
This rule implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides guidance and procedures for the SAPR Program; establishes the processes and procedures for the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Kit; establishes the multidisciplinary Case Manage... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Windows or Doors? Experts, publics and open policymaking | Jack Stilgoe
Conclusions from the Phillips Inquiry'Trust can only be generated by openness''Openness requires recognition of uncertainty, where it exists''The public should be trusted to respond rationally to openness''Scientific investigation of risk should be open and transparent''The advice and reasoning of advisory committees should be made public' Openness, according to Phillips, is not just about transparency. It also, crucially, is about being open-minded. Opening up expert advice means paying attention to scientific uncertainties, rather than obscuring them. It means opening up the inputs to scientific advice (who is allowed to...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 18, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Jack Stilgoe Tags: Blogposts Science policy guardian.co.uk Source Type: news
Postmortem MRI shows sudden cardiac death invisible at autopsy
In results that add substantial forensic power to identifying the cause of (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 17, 2013 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Malpractice and Medical Liability
European State of the Art and GuidelinesMedical responsibility lawsuits have become a fact of life in every physician’s medical practice. However, there is evidence that physicians are increasingly practicing defensive medicine, ordering more tests than may be necessary and avoiding patients with complicated conditions. Modern medical practice is increasingly complicated by factors beyond the traditional realm of patient care, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 17, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Forensic Science Source Type: news
Forensic apprentices make the grade as Registered Science Technicians
Registered Science Technician Apprentices graduation ceremony on 12 April (Source: RSC News)
Source: RSC News - April 15, 2013 Category: Chemistry Source Type: news
Characteristics, circumstances and toxicology of sudden or unnatural deaths involving very high range alcohol concentrations - Darke S, Duflou J, Torok M, Prolov T.
AIMS: To characterise sudden or unnatural deaths with very high range blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) presenting to the Department of Forensic Medicine (DOFM) in Sydney between 1/1/1997-31/12/2011. DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: Sydney, Australia. CASES... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A forensic pathologist's perspective of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) course - Obenson K.
[Abstract unavailable]
Language: Eng... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Weekly Web Review in Toxicology #3
Was Pablo Neruda poisoned: The journal Nature posted an article asking whether, at this late date, science is capable of determining whether the Nobel-prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned.
Neruda’s death in 1973 occurred less than 2 weeks after a coup d’etat in Chile deposed Socialist President Salvador Allende and installed a right-wing dictatorship led by Augusto Pinohcet. The death was officially attributed to prostate cancer at the time, but recent allegations have raised the possibility of poisoning.
This week, Neruda’s remains were exhumed for testing. Nature’s corresponde...
Source: The Poison Review - April 14, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical dashiell hammett opera pablo neruda poison toxicology Source Type: news
Malpractice and Medical Liability
European State of the Art and GuidelinesMedical responsibility lawsuits have become a fact of life in every physician’s medical practice. However, there is evidence that physicians are increasingly practicing defensive medicine, ordering more tests than may be necessary and avoiding patients with complicated conditions. Modern medical practice is increasingly complicated by factors beyond the traditional realm of patient care, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Forensic Science Source Type: news
Forensic scientists recover fingerprints from food in breakthrough which could lead to more evidence being gathered by police
Forensic scientists have successfully recovered fingerprints from food in a breakthrough which could lead to even more evidence being gathered in future police investigations. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - April 11, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Arkansas Genomics Shifts to Molecular Medicine to Find New Customer Base
Arkansas Genomics was founded to be the state's first and only dedicated forensic DNA testing lab. But despite filling a niche, the business has had trouble turning a profit, and founder Jimmy Threet is pushing the lab in a new direction: personalized medicine. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - April 8, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Forensic Advances Raise New Questions About Old Convictions
William Richards was convicted of murder in 1997 after a forensic dentist identified a mark on the victim as a bite. Years later, the witness recanted after seeing a new forensic analysis. As forensic technology improves, more old convictions are likely to draw new challenges around the country.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NIST guides seek interoperability for automated fingerprint ID systems
(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) A new set of NIST publications could make it easier, faster, and most importantly, more reliable, for forensic examiners to match a set of fingerprints with those on file in any database, whether local, state or national. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
STATLINE Issue March 14, 2013
In This Issue: CAP Policy Meeting Update: Leading Policy Experts at the Meeting - Budget Season Has Begun in Washington - CAP Mobilizes For Accurate Molecular Pathology Payments - ACO Pioneers Push Back on CMS Quality Benchmarks - CMS Issues Guidance on Sequestration - Justice Dept Seeks Input on Strengthening Forensic Pathology - Tennessee AG Clarifies State Law Prohibiting EHR Donation (Source: STATLINE Federal and State News Briefs)
Source: STATLINE Federal and State News Briefs - March 14, 2013 Category: Pathology Source Type: news
Geneticist Mary-Claire King receives the 2013 Paul Ehrlich Prize
(Goethe University Frankfurt) The 100,000 Paul Ehrlich Prize goes this year to Mary-Claire King, American Cancer Society Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is one of the world's leading geneticists in the area of cancer and forensic genetics. Awarded annually since 1952, the Prize is among the most highly respected international prizes awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany in the field of medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Somali woman wins appeal against sentence for claiming soldiers raped her
Mogadishu court overturns conviction but journalist who interviewed her still faces six months in prisonA judge in Somalia has overturned the sentence against a woman who alleged that she was raped by government soldiers but has upheld the conviction of a journalist who interviewed her.The woman, 27, had been convicted of defaming a government body and making false accusations. A Mogadishu appeals court judge, Mohamed Hassan Ali, ruled on Sunday that there was insufficient evidence to support the prosecution case."The court has recognised that the lady was the real victim," the judge said, claiming that she had been "misle...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 3, 2013 Category: Science Authors: David Smith Tags: Middle East and North Africa Somalia World news guardian.co.uk Society Law Rape Source Type: news
Psychiatric symptoms associated with the mental health defence for serious violent offences in Queensland - Spencer J, Tie A.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine which psychiatric symptoms were associated with a defence of unsoundness of mind for serious violent offences. METHOD: The study included psychiatric reports provided by forensic psychiatrists from the Hi... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Infanticide: Exploring the Heart of Darkness
Another tragedy grips the nation and leaves people with many questions. Why would anyone ever kill children in their own family?read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - February 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Helen M. Farrell, M.D. Tags: Law and Crime Parenting Psychiatry archetypes child homicide Child murder filicide forensic journals forensic knowledge grandsons horrific events infanticide infants and young children little brother maltreatment no doubt r Source Type: news
Childhood sexual abuse, adult psychiatric morbidity, and criminal outcomes in women assessed by medium secure forensic service - Dolan M, Whitworth H.
There is little literature on childhood sexual abuse in women seen by forensic services. A cohort of 225 cases of women seen by forensic services in a medium secure unit in the UK were examined, and childhood sexual abuse and non-childhood sexual abuse cas... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 27, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mock juror sensitivity to forensic evidence in drug facilitated sexual assaults - Schuller RA, Ryan A, Krauss D, Jenkins G.
Mock jurors' reactions to variations in the quality of toxicological evidence regarding the presence of drugs in a sexual assault trial were examined. In Study 1, participants received a trial summary in which a negative test result, a negative test result... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 27, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A neurolaw perspective on psychiatric assessments of criminal responsibility: Decision-making, mental disorder, and the brain - Meynen G.
In some criminal law cases, the defendant is assessed by a forensic psychiatrist or psychologist within the context of an insanity defense. In this article I argue that specific neuroscientific research can be helpful in improving the quality of such a for... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 27, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Barrie Irving obituary
Forensic psychologist who worked to improve the criminal justice systemBarrie Irving, who has died aged 70, spent more than four decades as a forensic psychologist working to improve police services and the criminal justice system. He played a crucial role in reforming the pre-trial procedures of the English and Welsh system. His research on police interrogations in the late 1970s shone a spotlight on previously ignored psychological aspects of the behaviour of suspects and police during interrogations. It was carried out in a decade when police were given no training on questioning suspects and the judges' rules that were...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Malcolm Dean Tags: Psychology Obituaries guardian.co.uk UK criminal justice Forensic science Police Law Source Type: news
