Non-Toxic Fluorescent Spray Reveals Fingerprints in Seconds by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A team of scientists from China’s Shanghai Normal University in collaboration with scientists from the United Kingdom’s University of Bath have developed a fluorescent spray that reveals fingerprints in seconds without compromising any potential DNA evidence. The …

Does Being Left Behind in Childhood Lead to Criminality in Adulthood - Evidence From Data on Rural-Urban Migrants and Prison Inmates in China Does being “left–behind” in childhood lead to criminality in adulthood? Evidence from data on rural-urban migrants and prison inmates in China∗ Lisa Cameron† Xin Meng‡ Dandan Zhang§ …

Carceral Strategy and the Social Structure in Maoist China CARCERAL STRATEGY AND THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN MAOIST CHINA Mao-hong Lin Abstract This Article explores the connection between the carceral strategy utilized by the Chinese government and the social structure in the Mao era. From Mao’s view, thought reform and profit-seeking …

Global Voice Recognition Database Alarms Privacy Groups by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Human rights watchdog organizations are alarmed over the new Speaker Identification Integrated Project (“SiiP”), a voice biometric database utilized by Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization, for law enforcement purposes. Created by Verint, a multinational biometrics company, …

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018 World Prison Population List twelfth edition Roy Walmsley Introduction This twelfth edition of the World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in 223 prison systems in independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the …

An Alley way in Hell - China’s Abusive “Black Jails,” Human Rights Watch, 2009 China H U M A N “An Alleyway in Hell” R I G H T S China’s Abusive “Black Jails” W A T C H “An Alleyway in Hell” China’s Abusive “Black Jails” Copyright © 2009 …