Psychopaths and sociopaths have similar characteristics, lacking remorse or empathy for others. And they can both be violent, deceitful and manipulative. But what are the differences between the two?
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What actually is the mafia? How does it operate? And what kind of criminal threat does it pose, in Australia and around the world?
Is revenge porn just one example of technology intersecting with sexual and domestic violence? What legal efforts have been made to combat it?
Male serial killers get all the press. But what does the research say about female serial killers?
Gove wants to shake things up but seems to appreciate that lawyers are at the end of their tether.
South Africa needs a new rape policy that will change the way the police collect statistics.
While South Australia’s proposed anti-bikie laws may be constitutional, there are clear reasons why introducing them is at best premature – and at worst a very bad idea.
The creation of veterans’ courts could be part of a fundamental shift to a criminal justice system that genuinely tackles the causes of crime.
Approaches to crime that rely on punitive methods have proved to be ineffective and counter-productive. Rehabilitation programmes not only prevent crime, but are cost-effective and practical.
Research on the UK’s only source of statistics on violent crime shows that domestic violence and violence against women are massively understated.
Sentencing policy is a mixed bag of approaches: punishment, deterrence, protection and rehabilitation. The system will remain costly and ineffective until punitive instincts give way to a more rational approach.
The UK isn’t home to the mob or the mafia - and the law should reflect that.
Today’s organised crime occurs through loose and undefined networks made up of criminal entrepreneurs and freelancers with little concern for group branding or loyalty.
Architects should experiment with cues that encourage potential thieves to make unconscious decisions not to steal.
CSI lied to you: investigating a crime scene is long, complicated and often boring.
Labour’s crime manifesto goes communitarian, despite them not branding it that way.
Time for politicians to get honest about crime statistics.
Labour and the Lib Dems have clashed over whether crime is going up or down. Which is it?
Joko Widodo argues that Indonesia needs to execute drug offenders like Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran to deter others, but he can produce no evidence to support this claim.
UKIP’s pledges on crime reflect their core values: populism, and leaving the EU.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Monash University
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Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University
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Professor in Criminology, University of Essex
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Criminal Law Researcher, Deakin University
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Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Hamline University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University
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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State
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Arie Freiberg es Amigo de The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor of Law, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
