Computing experts urge Supreme Court to narrowly interpret Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Group argues broad Interpretation could make some forms of computing research federal crimesCredit: Association for Computing Machinery The Association for ...
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US policy arm of major computing association urges suspension of facial recognition technology
Statement cites threats to rights of society's most vulnerable populationsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery's US ...
Helping to protect the most illegally trafficked mammals in the world
Researchers help wildlife crime investigators disrupt poachers and animal traffickers in an effort to bring them to justice.Credit: Credit: University ...
UC Davis study details use of extreme risk protection orders in Calif. over first four years
Males and whites make up the majority of individuals subjected to gun violence restraining ordersCredit: UC Davis Violence Prevention Program ...
Cannabis in Michigan: New report documents trends before recreational legalization
U-M Injury Prevention Center compilation of data from state and federal sources will serve as baseline for future studiesCredit: University ...
Alternate light 5 times more effective in detecting bruises on victims of color
With COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, rates of domestic abuse have increased; improved procedures are needed to detect bruises for people of ...
Piracy takes greater toll on small Persian gulf energy exporters
Tanker traffic drops after a piracy attack; Bahrain and Kuwait suffer the greatest lossesCredit: U.S. Coast Guard/LCDR Tyson Weinert DURHAM, ...
Study reveals how green space can reduce violent crime
Researchers seek to enhance public safety by harnessing natureCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Properly designed and maintained outdoor green ...
In an Internet vacuum, private securities companies prosper in the ‘new wild west’
Credit: University of Portsmouth A "quiet" revolution in unregulated areas of the internet has led to the emergence of a ...
Keeping guns away from potential mass shooters
Credit: Photo by Derwin Edwards from Pexels EAST LANSING, Mich. - The United States currently averages 20 mass shootings per ...
George Mason receives NIJ grant to develop bruise identification protocol
Dr. Katherine Scafide and collaborators will develop protocol and curriculum for bruise identification using alternate lightCredit: George Mason University Dr. ...
Regional trends in overdose deaths reveal multiple opioid epidemics, according to new study
Credit: David Peters AMES, Iowa - The United States is suffering from several different simultaneous opioid epidemics, rather than just ...
A solution to a hairy problem in forensic science
Making hair proteomics a practical method for forensic investigationCredit: N. Hanacek/NIST In an effort to make hair comparison a more ...
UTHealth leads effort to enhance Texas’ financial exploitation investigations of seniors
Credit: UTHealth An elder abuse team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is partnering with ...