Gun violence is falling across the country. How does Baltimore compare? Penn In the News Baltimore Banner Gun violence is falling across the country. How does Baltimore compare? A team of crime analysts from Penn presented findings from a gun violence reduction strategy through a 2022 pilot program in Baltimore. Daily omega-3 supplements may change your behavior, scientists reveal Penn In the News Newsweek Daily omega-3 supplements may change your behavior, scientists reveal A study by Adrian Raine of the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that daily omega-3 supplements can lead to a reduction in aggressive behavior. Positioned for Success Cheryl Nnadi (left) and Taussia Boadi (right) created Positioned for Success, a 2023 winner of Projects for Progress.nocred Positioned for Success The program, launched by recent College of Arts and Sciences grads Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi, was a 2023 Projects for Progress winner and provides academic support to middle school students affected by gun violence. Can more art equal less crime? Maya Moritz presenting at the 2024 Penn Grad Talks. She won first place in the Social Science category.(Image: Brooke Sietinsons) Can more art equal less crime? Maya Moritz, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminology, is building the case, studying the effect of Philadelphia murals on the city’s crime rate. The case for omega-3 supplementation to lower aggression Image: iStock/Dmitrii Ivanov The case for omega-3 supplementation to lower aggression A new meta-analysis by neurocriminologist Adrian Raine shows that omega-3 supplementation can reduce aggressive behavior across age and gender. Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District Penn In the News Baltimore Banner Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District An analysis released by the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that a group violence reduction strategy drove a 2022 drop in shootings in Baltimore’s Western District. Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values “Criminal law earns its moral authority by publicly committing itself to doing justice above all else,” says Paul H. Robinson. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values The Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s new book is titled “American Criminal Law: Its People, Principles, and Evolution.” How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Image: iStock/Aphithana Chitmongkolthong How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model to parse eyewitness confidence statements. How Penn researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at a press conference on results from its Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which University of Pennsylvania researchers helped implement and analyze, and next steps. (Image: Courtesy of Jack French/Baltimore Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) How Penn researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore The Crime and Justice Policy Lab has seen encouraging results from its work implementing a Group Violence Reduction Strategy in part of the city. ‘False positive’ field drug tests lead to wrongful convictions Image: iStock/MattGush ‘False positive’ field drug tests lead to wrongful convictions A new Quattrone Center report shows that the use of presumptive field tests in drug arrests is one of the largest known contributing factors to wrongful arrests and convictions. Load More
Daily omega-3 supplements may change your behavior, scientists reveal Penn In the News Newsweek Daily omega-3 supplements may change your behavior, scientists reveal A study by Adrian Raine of the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that daily omega-3 supplements can lead to a reduction in aggressive behavior. Positioned for Success Cheryl Nnadi (left) and Taussia Boadi (right) created Positioned for Success, a 2023 winner of Projects for Progress.nocred Positioned for Success The program, launched by recent College of Arts and Sciences grads Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi, was a 2023 Projects for Progress winner and provides academic support to middle school students affected by gun violence. Can more art equal less crime? Maya Moritz presenting at the 2024 Penn Grad Talks. She won first place in the Social Science category.(Image: Brooke Sietinsons) Can more art equal less crime? Maya Moritz, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminology, is building the case, studying the effect of Philadelphia murals on the city’s crime rate. The case for omega-3 supplementation to lower aggression Image: iStock/Dmitrii Ivanov The case for omega-3 supplementation to lower aggression A new meta-analysis by neurocriminologist Adrian Raine shows that omega-3 supplementation can reduce aggressive behavior across age and gender. Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District Penn In the News Baltimore Banner Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District An analysis released by the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that a group violence reduction strategy drove a 2022 drop in shootings in Baltimore’s Western District. Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values “Criminal law earns its moral authority by publicly committing itself to doing justice above all else,” says Paul H. Robinson. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values The Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s new book is titled “American Criminal Law: Its People, Principles, and Evolution.” How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Image: iStock/Aphithana Chitmongkolthong How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model to parse eyewitness confidence statements. How Penn researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at a press conference on results from its Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which University of Pennsylvania researchers helped implement and analyze, and next steps. (Image: Courtesy of Jack French/Baltimore Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) How Penn researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore The Crime and Justice Policy Lab has seen encouraging results from its work implementing a Group Violence Reduction Strategy in part of the city. ‘False positive’ field drug tests lead to wrongful convictions Image: iStock/MattGush ‘False positive’ field drug tests lead to wrongful convictions A new Quattrone Center report shows that the use of presumptive field tests in drug arrests is one of the largest known contributing factors to wrongful arrests and convictions. Load More
Positioned for Success Cheryl Nnadi (left) and Taussia Boadi (right) created Positioned for Success, a 2023 winner of Projects for Progress.nocred Positioned for Success The program, launched by recent College of Arts and Sciences grads Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi, was a 2023 Projects for Progress winner and provides academic support to middle school students affected by gun violence.
Can more art equal less crime? Maya Moritz presenting at the 2024 Penn Grad Talks. She won first place in the Social Science category.(Image: Brooke Sietinsons) Can more art equal less crime? Maya Moritz, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminology, is building the case, studying the effect of Philadelphia murals on the city’s crime rate.
The case for omega-3 supplementation to lower aggression Image: iStock/Dmitrii Ivanov The case for omega-3 supplementation to lower aggression A new meta-analysis by neurocriminologist Adrian Raine shows that omega-3 supplementation can reduce aggressive behavior across age and gender.
Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District Penn In the News Baltimore Banner Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District An analysis released by the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that a group violence reduction strategy drove a 2022 drop in shootings in Baltimore’s Western District. Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values “Criminal law earns its moral authority by publicly committing itself to doing justice above all else,” says Paul H. Robinson. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values The Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s new book is titled “American Criminal Law: Its People, Principles, and Evolution.” How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Image: iStock/Aphithana Chitmongkolthong How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model to parse eyewitness confidence statements. How Penn researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at a press conference on results from its Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which University of Pennsylvania researchers helped implement and analyze, and next steps. (Image: Courtesy of Jack French/Baltimore Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) How Penn researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore The Crime and Justice Policy Lab has seen encouraging results from its work implementing a Group Violence Reduction Strategy in part of the city. ‘False positive’ field drug tests lead to wrongful convictions Image: iStock/MattGush ‘False positive’ field drug tests lead to wrongful convictions A new Quattrone Center report shows that the use of presumptive field tests in drug arrests is one of the largest known contributing factors to wrongful arrests and convictions.
Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values “Criminal law earns its moral authority by publicly committing itself to doing justice above all else,” says Paul H. Robinson. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values The Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s new book is titled “American Criminal Law: Its People, Principles, and Evolution.”
How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Image: iStock/Aphithana Chitmongkolthong How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model to parse eyewitness confidence statements.
How Penn researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at a press conference on results from its Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which University of Pennsylvania researchers helped implement and analyze, and next steps. (Image: Courtesy of Jack French/Baltimore Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) How Penn researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore The Crime and Justice Policy Lab has seen encouraging results from its work implementing a Group Violence Reduction Strategy in part of the city.
‘False positive’ field drug tests lead to wrongful convictions Image: iStock/MattGush ‘False positive’ field drug tests lead to wrongful convictions A new Quattrone Center report shows that the use of presumptive field tests in drug arrests is one of the largest known contributing factors to wrongful arrests and convictions.