New research in AJN shows link between nurse's criminal history and professional misconduct
New York, NY (March 3, 2009) A study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) found that almost 40% of nurses who were on probation for professional misconduct in 2001 committed another act of misconduct between 2001 and 2005. Nurses on probation who had a history ...LegalView Informs Readers of New Criminal Probe Involving Peanut Butter Recall Salmonella Poisonings
LegalView recently updated its peanut butter recall information portal with the latest details involving the salmonella poisonings that have led to the deaths of several consumers. A criminal probe has been developed to investigate the details surrounding the poisonings. ...U.S. Launches Criminal Probe Into Salmonella Outbreak
Justice Department acts after revelation that Peanut Corp. of America shipped tainted product months before the current outbreak, FDA announces FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. officials have launched a criminal investigation into the salmonella outbreak tied to tainted peanut ...Lawmakers Call for Criminal Probe at Peanut Plant
U.S. health officials say company had distributed questionable peanut butter products in 2007 and 2008, after internal salmonella testing came up positive WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The Georgia facility that produced the peanut butter and peanut paste involved in the curren...Rutgers Center for Behavioral Health Services, Criminal Justice Research gets NIMH grant
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Since its founding in 2002 with a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Rutgers Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research has focused exclusively on mental health services issues that arise when persons with mental illness have en...Midwest Research Institute Launches Clinical Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
...ion also has extensive experience in supporting large contracts with the U.S. government to validate platforms and assays for use by public health and criminal laboratories to identify pathogens within complex environmental samples. MRI will have an exhibit at the Clinical Virology Symposium that will be...Mayo Clinic Proceedings January Tip Sheet
...al City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Researchers Issue Practical Guidelines for Workplace Drug Screening Commonly used in health care, workplace and criminal settings, drug testing has become widespread during the past decade. Urine drug screens have been the most common method for analysis because of ease ...Minnesota Counties Secure New Criminal Charging System With BIO-key(R) Fingerprint Biometrics
Paperless eCharging Saves Time and Increases Efficiency WALL, N.J., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, today announced that Minnesota counties are depl...ID Analytics Study Reveals Employees' Criminal Misuse of Stolen Identities
Internal Identity Theft Research Uncovers New Fraud Behavior Patterns SAN DIEGO, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Analytics, Inc., the leader in on- demand identity intelligence, today released the results of its groundbreaking internal data theft study which provides an unprecedented analysis of t...BIO-key(R) Announces Contracts for New Criminal Justice Data Sharing Solution
Law Enforcement Officials Armed with InfoExchange(TM) Software Access Local Information Anytime and Anywhere WALL, N.J., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in wireless public safety solutions and finger based biome...Brain difference in psychopaths identified
... and provide a more comprehensive understanding of criminal psychopathy. Dr Michael Craig said: 'If replica...ations for clinicians, research scientists and the criminal justice system.' While psychopathy is strongly associated with serious criminal behaviour (eg rape and murder) and repeat offendin...Aware, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... since 1992. Aware's interoperable, standard-compliant, field-proven imaging products are used in a number of applications, from border management to criminal justice to medical imaging. Aware is a publicly held company (NASDAQ: AWRE ) based in Bedford, Massachusetts. www.aware.com Safe Ha...Aware, Inc. Announces Q2'09 Earnings Conference Call
...e since 1992. Aware's interoperable, standard-compliant, field-proven imaging products are used in a number of applications, from border management to criminal justice to medical imaging. Aware is a publicly held company (NASDAQ: AWRE ) based in Bedford, Massachusetts. www.aware.com Awa...Frost & Sullivan: North American Government Biometrics Markets Thrive With Active R&D Thrust
...to deal with fraudulence, illegal immigration, and criminal activities has made it necessary for government en...effective and well-suited technology for civil and criminal identification and physical access control. Howeve...market, world hand geometry market, North American criminal AFIS market, world dynamic signature verification ...Federal Bureau of Investigation Awards Lockheed Martin Biometric Card Scanning Service Contract
... $47 million contract to continue managing the FBI criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's Car...ystem (IAFIS) database, a national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the FBI CJIS Divisi...FBI in establishing a more complete and up-to-date criminal history record in support of law enforcement and...Faster, more cost-effective DNA test for crime scenes, disease diagnosis
...ion of the fabled polymerase chain reaction (PCR) a DNA test widely used in criminal investigations, disease diagnosis, biological research and other applications. The new method could lead to expanded use of PCR in medicine, the criminal justice system and elsewhere, the researchers say. Their study is scheduled...Analysis of Copernicus putative remains support identity
... degraded. Therefore, a so called mitochondrial DNA test was performed, which yields a relatively low evidentiary value. This test is commonly used in criminal investigations, but as circumstantial evidence to strengthen the case. "The DNA results should be looked at and evaluated in the light of, and toge...$425 Million Cephalon Civil Settlement and Criminal Fine; In America's Largest
Biotechnology Medicaid Fraud Case; Qui Tam Whistleblower Attorney Brian P. Kenney, Esq. Filed First Complaint With Client's Off-Label Marketing Allegations In 2003; Additional Complaints Were Filed; $375 Million Civil Settlement, $50 Million Corporate Criminal Fine Today PHILADELPHIA,...JAMA Commentary Opposes Criminal Punishment for HIV Exposure/Transmission
Authors to Discuss Issue at International AIDS Conference, August 3-8 CHICAGO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Criminal punishment for exposure to or transmission of HIV does nothing to reduce the spread of the virus. Instead, it increases stigma and drives people away from accessing care, while dispr...Orchid Cellmark to Present at the 2009 Bank of America Health Care Conference on May 13th
...amily relationship applications. Orchid Cellmark is one of the largest providers of forensic DNA testing services and its DNA results are used by the criminal justice system to assist with the identification of perpetrators, the exclusion of suspects and the exoneration of wrongfully convicted individuals. ...NanoLogix Inc. Appoints Two New Directors and Provides Operations Update
...amp; Hartson and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, where his primary practice areas focused on corporate governance, securities law, and white collar criminal law. Professor Barnhizer graduated with honors from Harvard Law School in 1995 where he was Managing Editor of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. ...Advice to the new administration: UM foreign and domestic policy guide
...ommendations, In Brief Secretary of State: To restore U.S. international standing, begin by embracing treaties such as Kyoto and the International criminal Court; renew multi-level, expert negotiations on a limited range of topics of mutual concern with allies and adversaries; and demonstrate to key allie...Aware, Inc. Announces Extension of Stock Repurchase Plan
...e since 1992. Aware's interoperable, standard-compliant, field-proven imaging products are used in a number of applications, from border management to criminal justice to medical imaging. Aware is a publicly held company (Nasdaq: AWRE ) based in Bedford, Massachusetts. http://www.aware.com Safe Harbor Wa...Orchid Cellmark to Announce Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results on October 30, 2008
...family relationship applications. Orchid Cellmark is one of the largest providers of forensic DNA testing services and its DNA results are used by the criminal justice system to assist with the identification of perpetrators, the exclusion of suspects and the exoneration of wrongfully convicted individuals. T...Department of Justice Provides States With Funding for Testing in Postconviction Cases
...esting had been inconclusive or non-existent. The methods used to collect, preserve, and test DNA evidence are critical to the success of its use in criminal cases. An NIJ publication, Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests is the result of an NIJ working group on postconviction i...Advanced Pest Control Earns Quality Pro Designation for General Pest Control Services
...ment industry, and rewards the extraordinary steps that Advanced Pest Control has taken to ensure their customers' satisfaction. From running criminal background checks on all of their employees to using environmentally sound integrated pest management practices, Quality Pro companies, like Advanced ...