The US has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. When it comes to violent offenders and the Black community, the system isn’t working, argue criminologists.
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Experts still disagree about why the US prison population has grown so much over the last few decades. But crime is only one part of the problem.
Prisons and jails have a long history, but they weren’t always used for the same kinds of punishment.
Award season favourite The Banshees of Inisherin is a compelling exploration of justice and the chaotic extremes some will go to to get it.
Extremely young school shooters are not believed to be capable of forming criminal intent.
The impeachment process could derail Ramaphosa’s political career and seriously hurt the governing ANC’s electoral prospects in 2024.
COP27 delivered significant progress on finance for loss and damage. But it remains to be seen whether this will translate into action.
A new wave of prosecutors, known as progressives, say that public safety can exist with policies like eliminating cash bail for people charged with low-level offenses.
What people consider to be fair and just today are in line with the laws of ancient Mesopotamia and the Tang Dynasty in China – suggesting that these intuitions are part of human nature.
While the Jan. 6 committee investigating the US Capitol attacks has limited legal powers, it can help craft an accurate narrative of American democracy and history.
A pilot project at a Pennsylvania prison is trying out lessons from Scandinavia that could offer some ideas for reforming US prisons.
A government filing on August 30, 2022, alleges that efforts were likely taken “to obstruct the government’s investigation” into classified documents held at Donald Trump’s Florida home.
State supreme courts have a relatively low profile in the US. That’s going to change now that they will be under political pressure to decide whether abortion is protected in state constitutions.
A bioethicist explains the four ethical principles that guide medical practitioners’ thinking about abortion, such as autonomy and justice.
Designing a memorial that helps the community grieve and heal is no easy task.
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Torture has investigated the ongoing persecution of Assange and his conclusions are damning.
Inspirational and brave, the Ukrainian president exhibits all seven ‘virtues’ of effective crisis leadership.
The guilty verdict on Blaise Compaoré should be celebrated as a landmark victory for democracy and peoples’ movements in Africa.
Violent crime causes untold harm and anger is known to fuel violence. But recent research suggests that the way anger and crime tie together in youth is a bit more complicated than expected.
Perceptions that South African police treat people disrespectfully, lack impartiality or transparency, and are prone to brutality
undermine public confidence in them.
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England
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Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Law, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Communication and Public Relations, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor, Criminology, Bond University
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Associate professor, Monash University
