Archive for August 2013
Report: Hotter temperatures lead to more violent crime
Solomon Hsiang, author of the study, pointed to the collapse of the Mayan civilization that coincided with periods of historic drought about 1200 years ago.[/caption] Researchers analyzed 60 studies on historic empire collapses, recent wars, violent crime rates in the United States, lab simulations that tested police decisions on when to shoot and even cases…
Read MoreReport: Faulty FBI background checks add to loss of jobs
The National Employment Law Project released a report this week saying that 50 percent of the information provided to employers by the FBI about job applicants only includes arrests, but not how those arrests turned out, such as whether there was a conviction. This may give potential employers the impression that a person’s criminal record…
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