Fraudsters use specific social engineering tactics to gain the trust of their victims.
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Australians have lost more than $76 million to fraud so far this year. These are the tactics that online offenders use to dupe their victims.
This sign could be interpreted literally.
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Data and statistical analysis were used to find an association - if any - between extreme weather conditions and crime in South Africa’s capital.
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Increasing numbers of parents are being accused of child abuse.
African-Australians protesting what they perceive as biased media coverage outside the Channel 7 studios in Melbourne last weekend.
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The problem is the disproportionate amount of attention on the so-called African gang problem and the way these incidents are being reported.
Many incidents occur in public places.
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New research finds that a quarter of respondents have experienced sexual assault.
Protesters on the University of Cincinnati campus.
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Does it make sense to compare the percentage of black Americans shot by police to the percentage of black Americans in the population? A new analysis suggests a different way of looking at the data.
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Mad, bad or dangerous – the gripping true crime story of Grace Marks, who caused a sensation in the 19th century and still holds fascination today.
Maria Butina, founder of a Russian gun group, allegedly infiltrated the Republican Party.
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The NRA may fund political candidates but only with cash from U.S. donors. The group could face serious consequences if, as news reports allege, it broke laws and rules.
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A life sentence for the neo-Nazi who murdered ten people. But questions remain about how she evaded authorities for more than a decade.
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When England play a match, there’s a 26% increase in reports of domestic abuse. When they lose, reports go up 38%.
Hate crimes increased in many major cities in 2016 and 2017.
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In 38 US cities, hate crimes rose 12 percent in 2017. There were 1,038 hate crimes in the nation’s 10 largest cities – the most in more than a decade.
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New plans will speed students through an intensive training course, that will see them working cases in 12 weeks.
Few shelters will accommodate homeless people with pets.
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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.
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Victims of image based sexual abuse deserve legal clarity.
Dating sites are fuelling a rise in the rape and sexual assault of older people.
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At least one in six older people experience some form of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse each year.
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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.
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The fault lines between highly segregated neighbourhoods have been linked to higher crime rates and mental health issues.
A car is set alight during the 2005 riots that prompted soul-searching in France about segregated and badly designed housing projects.
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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 police face many civil claims by crime victims.
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South Africa’s legal position regarding crime victim compensation is unsatisfactory.
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Efforts to regulate social media and censor drill music are wasted. Instead, teachers and police need to give young people opportunities to grow.