William King, a professor of Criminal Justice, and co-authors recently published a paper, “Resurrecting individual ...

Deviance Amplification Theory argues that when society labels certain behaviors as "criminal" or "deviant," it intensifies the very behavior it seeks to punish. The more a person is labeled, the more ...

Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Citadel, is often viewed as a market maverick. This week, however, he turned politically contrarian too. Speaking in West Palm Beach, he complained ...

Most organizations approach culture change through training and communication, assuming that if you educate people and build their skills, you can expect action. But people’s behavior rarely changes ...

Positive deviant (PD) farmers can be differentiated from the wider farming community by their inherent capacity to leverage farming innovations and technologies in addressing challenges faced in ...

The largest-ever study of dog behavior, tracking more than 47,000 pets, reveals how breed, size, sex, and age shape canine traits. It provides insights that could help identify early signs of illness ...

Why do some people keep making the same harmful choices, even when they know better? A global study has revealed three distinct decision-making types and why punishment doesn’t work for everyone. When ...

In the natural world -- where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity -- animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an ...

Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable giving. People ...

Owners returning home to a chewed-up couch or trash thrown around might brush it off and learn to tolerate the dog's unwanted behaviors, but new research revealed a range of naughty behaviors occur in ...

Brad Harris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Humans have a long history of reshaping their canine companions, which evolved from ancient wolves. At least 10,000 years ago, Arctic peoples were using selective breeding to create sled dogs, ...