http://goldbamboo.com/ Crime News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a217995.html The Washington region is one of the nation's best metropolitan areas for Hispanic, Asian and non-Hispanic white children, based on a study of health, housing, economic, crime and education data released last week by the Harvard School of Public Health. For black children, the D.C. area ranks about average on most factors, according to the study, titled "Children Left Behind: How Metropolitan Areas Are Failing America's Children."... Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a214688.html The House of Lords began debating upon changes in the Mental Health Bill yesterday. If it is passed the new law will allow people suffering from untreatable personality disorders to be detained in spite of not having committed a crime. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:05 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a210758.html Not everyone enjoys a murder mystery with a surprise ending, new research suggests.People who have lower levels of self-esteem prefer crime and detective stories that confirm their suspicions in the end, while those with higher self-esteem enjoy a story that goes against expectations. [click link for full article] Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a209393.html On Friday, December 1, mental health experts from the Medical University of South Carolina will join legal professionals from throughout the state to discuss the science behind criminal activity with hopes of collaborating on treatment and intervention.The most recent FBI statistics have South Carolina leading the nation in violent crime. [click link for full article] Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a210603.html Scientists in Italy are reporting development of a method for more accurate estimates of the amount of illicit drug use in a community. Sara Castiglioni and colleagues note that current estimates of community-wide illicit drug use are based on indirect methods - such as population surveys, crime statistics and interviews - that tend to be unreliable.In a report scheduled for the Dec. [click link for full article] Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:00 EST