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Owner-Authorized Handguns: A Workshop Summary

The feasibility and potential impact of so-called smart handguns has generated considerable public interest and debate. This report summarizes a June 2002 workshop at the National Academy of Engineering that examined three related issues: the state of technology for owner-authorized ...

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Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review

For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these matters, they must take into account facts about the relationship ...

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Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing: The Evidence

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Forensic Analysis Weighing Bullet Lead Evidence

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Guatemala:Human Rights and the Myrna Mack Case

Two members of the Committee on Human Rights (CHR), NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS/NAE member Morton Panish, undertook a mission to Guatemala to observe the trial of two high-level Guatemalan military officials who were charged with ordering the ...

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The Polygraph and Lie Detection

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Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research:Workshop Summary

Most major crime in this country emanates from two major data sources. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports has collected information on crimes known to the police and arrests from local and state jurisdictions throughout the country. The National Crime Victimization ...

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The Age of Expert Testimony: Science in the Courtroom,Report of a Workshop

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Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs: What We Don't Know Keeps Hurting Us

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A Convergence of Science and Law: A Summary Report of the First Meeting of the Science, Technology, and Law Panel

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