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A survey of people across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean found widespread concern over the economy and crime.
New guidance indicates health professionals must not provide information to the police without a woman’s consent unless “concerned for her safety or the safety of others”.
Is the cost of living really driving regular people to crime? And are those security tags on your steak the result of their misdemeanours?
Cyber-scams tend to ramp up at this time of year, with criminals and scammers eager to exploit people’s generosity and excitement.
The release of more than 140 ex-detainees from immigration detention has prompted a panicked government response. So, what does the legislation say, and what happens now?
So-called honour-based abuse thrives in secrecy and fear.
The new series on Stan is most successful through its links to rural crime noir, pulling apart the vulnerability and deception of this small town.
An improved public transport system and mapping of hotspots by law enforcement agencies would reduce susceptibility to crime in Lagos, Nigeria.
The very low public trust in the Ghanaian police suggests a crisis of legitimacy.
Student journalists are using spreadsheets and databases to examine one of the darkest chapters in American history.
Leonard Mack spent years in a US jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Here’s how identification procedures can, and have, led to wrongful convictions, and what can be done to prevent it.
Victims of witchcraft accusations face alienation or exclusion from their communities.
Ecowas regulations on pastoralism discourage big investment in livestock and need to be reformed in line with present day realities.
Shoplifting in the UK has become brazen, threatening to shop staff, and seemingly without consequence.
Indigenous knowledge of spiritual protection could help fight crime.
These ‘custodial killers’ are often healthcare workers who murder helpless or dependent people in their care.
While there have been significant improvements in the way complainants in particularly are dealt with in court cases, some old myths and stereotypes persist.
The South African print often uses language that portrays foreigners in a bad light, and dehumanises them.
As humans, we want a rational explanation to help us understand why someone would commit these horrific crimes.
Top contributors
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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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Honorary Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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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 is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor of Law, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
