Tag: crime

Study suggests sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews

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From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: An experimental study suggests that sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, contradicting widespread assumptions about the effectiveness of… Read more »

Study links childhood maltreatment and offending behaviours later in life

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From the BMC (BioMed Central) press release: Children who experience maltreatment, such as neglect or physical or sexual abuse, are more likely to engage in delinquent and offending behaviors in… Read more »

Study looks at how criminals process risk in their brains

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From the Cornell University press release: A new study shows a difference between how risk is cognitively processed by self-reported law-abiding citizens and self-reported lawbreakers, allowing researchers to better view… Read more »

Study examines whether violent communities foster violent kids

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From the University of Basel press release: Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence in their community have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior. This finding was reported by… Read more »

Sleep may influence an eyewitness’s ability to identify guilty person

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From the Michigan State University press release: Sleep may influence an eyewitness’s ability to correctly pick a guilty person out of a police lineup, indicates a study by Michigan State University… Read more »