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Rising food costs mean more people are turning to the black market to feed themselves – but this has consequences for business and consumers.
Avocados are marketed as a superfood, but growing them for an expanding world market has turned a rural Mexican state into an unsustainable monoculture.
British Columbia’s proposed ban on name changes could impact people’s Charter rights and undermine the rehabilitation and reintegration of those convicted of crimes.
As climate change ravages coastal livelihoods, piracy is on the rise, imperilling seafarers and trade.
New research challenges the conventional wisdom that those who enjoy some form of employment and strong support networks are more inclined to attach themselves to a set geography.
Many young Mexican men that are working in precarious conditions are drawn into the fold of drug cartels.
In the last year, the public’s concern about crime has risen again.
The Victims Bill of Rights merely lists a series of guidelines that those in the criminal justice system should take into account, as they see fit. It does not compel them to do so.
The UK lacks a comprehensive system for recording hateful graffiti and imagery, something which researchers argue must change.
The vast majority of people with mental illness pose no risk of violence to others. But is there a link between mental illness and violent crime?
A new study shows how front yards can serve as windows into the inner lives of their residents – and their feelings about their home, neighborhood and city.
There are proven ways to significantly reduce violent crime within the next five years. It requires becoming not “tough on crime,” but “smart on crime” before it happens.
Food fraud costs billions globally. But blockchain and machine learning offer hope for a more transparent and safer food system.
Australian jurisdictions are making strides to ensure consent means an active ‘yes’ rather than the absence of a ‘no’. But without better knowledge of these laws, they risk being just words on paper.
Crimes of the Cross tells how clergy and leaders in the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle covered up allegations, protected abusive priests and failed to care for survivors.
The government will head back to the High Court next month for another immigration case. If it loses, there could be wide-ranging consequences.
The new guidelines are not intended to reduce punishment but aim to reduce disparities in punishment that are linked to race and ethnicity.
If we need to use forensic techniques in space, we’ll need to understand how things behave differently in microgravity.
Pierre Poilievre’s “tough-on-crime” rhetoric relies on discredited ideas that can lead to overly harsh penalties and actually increase crime.
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