News tagged with criminal convictions
Excessive TV in childhood linked to long-term antisocial behaviour
Children and adolescents who watch a lot of television are more likely to manifest antisocial and criminal behaviour when they become adults, according to a new University of Otago, New Zealand, study published online in ...
Pediatrics
Feb 18, 2013 |
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UN: 'Worrying' increase in global child trafficking
Children—most of them girls—now make up 27 percent of all human trafficking cases, marking an alarming increase in recent years, a UN agency said Wednesday.
Health
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Continued use of ADHD drugs may reduce criminal behavior, study says
(HealthDay)—For teens and adults who don't grow out of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, staying on ADHD medications may help them stay out of trouble.
Attention deficit disorders
Nov 22, 2012 |
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Risk for drug abuse in adopted children appears influenced by family, genetics
In a national Swedish adoption study, the risk for drug abuse appears to be increased among adopted children whose biological parents had a history of drug abuse, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 05, 2012 |
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'Other-race effect': Clues to why 'they' all look alike
Northwestern University researchers have provided new biological evidence suggesting that the brain works differently when memorizing the face of a person from one's own race than when memorizing a face from another race.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 30, 2011 |
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