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Tasers safer than batons and fists

Technology

Tasers safer than batons and fists

Using a Taser to subdue a violent suspect is safer than wielding batons and fists, says a study of US police incidents

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Toddlers insensitive to fear go on to commit crimes

Life

Toddlers insensitive to fear go on to commit crimes

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Cocaine and pepper spray – a lethal mix?

Health

Cocaine and pepper spray – a lethal mix?

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Technology

Evidence recovered from dirty DNA samples

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Life

Murderer with 'aggression genes' gets sentence cut

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Humans are an acquired taste for lions

Life

Humans are an acquired taste for lions

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Life

Chemical tag to identify black-market caviar

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Life

Psychopaths are distracted, not cold-blooded

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CSI: Doodle – lie detection through art

Life

CSI: Doodle – lie detection through art

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Technology

Computer detects abuse before doctors

Victims of domestic abuse can hide the truth from doctors, but they leave clues in their medical records that a computer program has learned to follow

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Technology

Virtual cop to run identity parades

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Better world: Give police your DNA

Features

Life

Smell of death can point to murder time

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Life

'DNA mugshots' narrow search for Madrid bombers

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