Why Collect Science?

Why Collect Retrospective Data ?

Suicide guns: why collect this information?

Suicide guns: why collect this information? Firearm suicide is a worldwide problem. The majority of firearm deaths in many countries are suicides (including and the United States). 1 2 In the United States, over half of suicides are committed with firearms. 1 2 However, we know much more about the characteristics of suicide victims than we do about the firearms that they use. Although often ove...

Why collect individual-level vaccination data?

Why national science academies?

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Forensic Science: Why No Research?

The ground-breaking report on forensic science by the National Academy of Sciences— Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward—raised numerous issues. One dominant theme that runs throughout the Report is the failure of some forensic science disciplines to comport with fundamental scientific principles—in particular, to support claims with empirical research. This essay...