Crime Studies

 
April 7 2014, Mirah Riben
Although only a small percentage of adoptees commit violent acts, adoptees are far more likely to commit suicide, kill one or both adoptive parents, or become serial killers than people raised by...
 
October 14 2009,
The following study, by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, is not only comprehensive, but will tell most people more than they ever wanted to...
 
October 13 2009,
by Lawrence A. Greenfeld Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics *********** Highlights ********** *An estimated 18.6% of inmates serving time in State prisons in 1991 for violent crimes, or...
 
October 13 2009, Daniel B. Young
July 22, 2007 by Daniel B. Young There are many examples throughout history of authorities attempting to detect deception. One of my favorites is that of certain priests in India circa 1500 B.C. A...
 
October 13 2009, David Kirschner, PhD.
Joshua KomisarjevskyOf the 500 estimated serial killers in U.S. history, 16 percent were adopted as children, while adoptees represent only 2 or 3 percent of the general population. Adoptees are...
 
October 13 2009,
Abraham Lincoln Since 1865 Lincoln, Abraham (President of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, D.C., by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15. Seward, William H. (Secretary of State): Escaped...

Adoptees Who Kill: Examining the Psychological, Societal and Criminal Justice Ramifications of Adopted Child Syndrome

April 7 2014, 0 Comments
Although only a small percentage of adoptees commit violent acts, adoptees are far more likely to commit suicide, kill one or both adoptive parents, or become serial killers than people raised by...

Intergenerational Transmission of Criminal and Violent Behavior

July 11 2013, 0 Comments
Special to Crime Magazine: An excerpt taken from the introduction, summary and conclusion of Intergenerational Transmission of Criminal and Violent Behavior (published by Sidestone Press February,...

Justice on Trial

August 13 2012, 0 Comments
The statue of Lady Justice at Dublin Castle Justice on Trial is a landmark study of prosecutorial misconduct conducted by the Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University...