Tag: crime
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Nation & World
Visionary, criminal, or both?
Eugene Soltes, a Harvard Business School expert on white-collar criminals, evaluates the case against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
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Best predictor of arrest rates? The ‘birth lottery of history’
Study: Social context of coming-of-age date matters more than socioeconomics.
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Halting urban violence seen as a key to ending poverty
Harvard Kennedy School researcher and former Obama official Thomas Abt’s new book offers a concrete prescription for bringing peace to the streets.
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Mapping brain lesions for clues to criminal behavior
Harvard researchers worked with colleagues to map brain lesions in 17 patients who exhibited criminal behavior after — but not before — the lesions appeared.
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Crime, fear, and loathing
In their book “The Truth about Crime,” Harvard Professors Jean and John Comaroff consider how shifts in attitudes toward criminality have contributed to the fear of other people, to racial violence, and to public distrust of government.
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When brains overvalue immediate rewards
Study finds psychopaths aren’t inhuman, but have a particular kind of brain wiring dysfunction.
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The costs of inequality: When a fair shake isn’t
Inequality is rampant in American life and is a key topic in the presidential campaign, but Harvard faculty members have been exploring its many facets for decades, and suggesting some solutions.
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Renowned scholar joins Kennedy School and Radcliffe Institute
Khalil Gibran Muhammad has been named professor of history, race, and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and appointed the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. He will begin at Harvard on July 1.
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HUPD Chief Riley discusses crime on campus
HUPD Chief Francis Riley sits down with the Gazette to discuss crime and its prevention on campus.
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Learning the streets, scene by scene
The acclaimed TV series “The Wire” is at the center of “HBO’s The Wire and Its Contribution to Understanding Urban Inequality,” a new course aimed at teaching Harvard undergraduates about inner-city life.
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Craig R. McCoy wins 2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence
Craig R. McCoy, an investigative reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, has won the 2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence.
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The Trauma Myth: The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children — And Its Aftermath
Susan Clancy controversially bucks the norm with new research on child sexual abuse, which suggests that well-meaning professionals’ assumptions about abuse are wrong, and can actually do more harm than good.
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Harvard University Police Department releases security report
The HUPD has released a report which includes information on how to report a crime, HUPD’s crime prevention programs, and other important information about security and HUPD services on campus.
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Police reports
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending May 7. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.
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Police reports
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Jan. 30. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.