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People may not have a criminal record before they become homeless, but they likely will afterward due to laws intended to keep people with nowhere to go out of sight.
Victims of image based sexual abuse deserve legal clarity.
At least one in six older people experience some form of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse each year.
FreeTommy protests depict the founder of the English Defence League as a hero. But his sentencing had nothing to do with the right to protest.
The fault lines between highly segregated neighbourhoods have been linked to higher crime rates and mental health issues.
Planning matters. The 2005 riots in France started in badly designed housing projects, while innovative planning helped Medellín, Colombia, shed its reputation as the most violent city in the world.
South Africa’s legal position regarding crime victim compensation is unsatisfactory.
Efforts to regulate social media and censor drill music are wasted. Instead, teachers and police need to give young people opportunities to grow.
Local fishermen or young men looking for work in the Riau Islands Special Economic Zones earn extra income by mugging boats in the Malacca Strait at night.
Was the suspect in Toronto’s van attack inspired by a misogynist mass killer in the United States?
The Toronto cop who apprehended the van attack suspect is being lauded internationally for refraining from using deadly force as he apprehended him. Here’s how everything went right for the constable.
Black lives in Brazil are devalued and subject to violence on a horrific scale.
Abalone poaching in Cape Town succeeds because there is a motivated offender, a suitable target and a lack of security.
Does immigration lead to more crime? Here’s what the research says.
Government and judicial interventions into the decisions of parole boards display a progressive loss of faith in these independent bodies.
To justify giving police military-style weapons, there must be both a credible threat and an identified deficiency in current police capabilities.
Crime is way down in one Flint, Michigan, neighborhood, where locals have teamed up to revamp neglected public spaces. Here, why ‘busy streets’ can prevent violence and save cities money.
George Pell’s current committal hearing engages the principle of ‘open justice’ and some of its most important exceptions.
The powers exist but must be used with caution, explains a legal expert. They don’t form a vigilante’s charter.
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