False Confessions Pt.2: Using Science To Catch The Real Criminals
Why do people who’ve been wrongly convicted die earlier?
Crime and Criminal Justice Sub-categories:
- Criminal Investigations (2)
- Cybercrime (1)
- Jails and Prisons (7)
- Law Enforcement and Police (59)
- Mass Incarceration (5)
- Prosecution (1)
Modern Day Witch Hunts: The Psychology Of False Confessions
We explain the different types of false confessions and what drives people to confess to a crime they didn’t commit.
Medical Notes: Increased Pedestrian Fatalities, How Law Enforcement Contributes To Overdose Deaths, and the Dangers of Gas Stoves
Are crosswalks as safe as you think? The war on drugs may be making things worse. Should your stove be gas or electric?
Is Mental Health a Scapegoat for Mass Violence?
Experts explain what the statistics point to as the underlying cause of mass violence.
Genetic Genealogy: Identifying Both the Guilty and Innocent
Experts explain how this technology is helping police track down the guilty – and why your genetic privacy is still safe.
Saving Our Heroes: Helping First Responders Heal Their PTSD
Dr. Marilyn Wooley helps first responders work through their trauma – proving that a PTSD diagnosis is not the end of their careers.
Our Memories Are Lying to Us: The Mandela Effect
The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where large groups of people falsely remember the same information. But how is this possible?
Can You Trust Your Online Pharmacy?
Experts estimate that only four percent of online pharmacies are legitimate. The rest are counterfeit operations that prey on customers by selling falsified medications.
Medical Notes: May 8, 2022
Is your medication harming the health of your baby? Then, the number of drugs laced with Fentanyl has skyrocketed. And finally, our vocal habits change depending on who we’re talking to.
How Did the Pandemic Affect Child Abuse?
This week on RHJ - two medical experts who specialize in studying and uncovering child abuse discuss the contradicting evidence of how the pandemic affected rates of child maltreatment.
Have Private Prisons Become the Scapegoat for a Larger Issue?
Private prisons seemed to be the answer to America’s overpopulated prisons in the 1980s. It’s since become a controversial topic of debates. Experts discuss if the problem is with private prisons, or with our country’s incarceration system as a whole.
Who’s Responsible for a Mass Shooting?
Even as many students switched to virtual learning, school shootings didn’t stop. One recent school shooter used his parents’ gun, and now they are facing charges for their role in the incident. Experts discuss how the accountability of mass shootings doesn’t always just fall on the shooter.
