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UK experts: Too soon for brain science use
behavioural genetics evidence was used in criminal cases had doubled from about 100 to roughly 200 during the years 2005 to 2009. That information was reported by Nita Farahany, an associate professor of law at Vanderbilt University's law school.
Updated: 12/13/2011 04:33A
Will neuroscience revolutionise the law?
All the talk of mind-reading and predetermination of criminal behaviour sounds like science fiction, but brain science is now sufficiently advanced – and advancing rapidly – that the legal system must do more to incorporate the lessons it offers.
Updated: 12/13/2011 04:25A
Report doesn't support idea of violence gene
AP Medical Writer LONDON -- Criminal behavior can't be blamed on how someone's brain is wired, at least not yet, says a report from British experts who examined how neuroscience is being used in some court cases. "Having a psychotic brain is not a
Updated: 12/13/2011 04:02A
Fund a CSI Cleveland to expand law enforcement options
I have to question whether Cleveland law enforcement has all the technology it needs to solve crimes and to make charges stick. I was a juror on a criminal case at the Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas this year. The subject was a felon having possession
Updated: 12/13/2011 04:01A
High court to decide immigration enforcement
Police may arrest suspected illegal immigrants without warrants. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court stepped into the fight Monday over a tough Arizona law that requires local police to help enforce federal immigration laws — pushing the court deeper into
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:55A
Increase Support For Ending Impunity Of International Crimes
“The ICC is the vital and indispensable centrepiece of our system of international criminal justice. It is our best hope of ending impunity for international crimes. It is the vehicle with which our generation can significantly advance the cause of
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:55A
Supreme Court to review Arizona law on immigration
In October, the federal appeals court in Atlanta blocked parts of the Alabama law that forced public schools to check the immigration status of students and allowed police to file criminal charges against people who were unable to prove their
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:49A
'No such thing as a gene for violence'
behavioural genetics evidence was used in criminal cases had doubled from about 100 to roughly 200 during the years 2005 to 2009. That information was reported by Nita Farahany, an associate professor of law at Vanderbilt University's law school.
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:47A
Miriam to keep working as senator until sworn in as ICC judge
Nominees to the ICC were grouped into two lists, one for nominees with experience in criminal law, and another for nominees for experience in international law, a briefing paper from her office said. Although she qualified for both lists,
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:45A
High court to review Arizona law on immigration
In October, the federal appeals court in Atlanta blocked parts of the Alabama law that forced public schools to check the immigration status of students and allowed police to file criminal charges against people who were unable to prove their
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:41A
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