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The US homicide rate is far above the rate of other nations.
It is feared that the current violence against political opposition in Chad could signal the beginning of another long term dictatorship.
The deeply flawed but intriguing Tony Soprano opened up a whole new world of complicated relatable characters that drew audiences in their millions.
The trial of Nathaniel Veltman, who was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, will set precedents for how future terrorism charges are laid.
A mass shooting in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. has been classified as a case of intimate partner violence.
Despite the perpetrators being tried and convicted, anti-Indigenous sentiment roiled the area for decades.
A sinister and slow-building sense of dread ensures Nic Roeg’s supernatural horror lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled.
As a passionate and partisan defender of Allende’s socialism, Guzmán’s films celebrate popular protest and struggles for democracy and equality in Chile.
As humans, we want a rational explanation to help us understand why someone would commit these horrific crimes.
The harsher verdicts imposed on two child mothers shows why the UK’s law of infanticide remains so important, more than a century after it was introduced
The framing of these stories of murder and mayhem have remained remarkably consistent since the invention of the printing press – and may reveal our own hidden fears and desires.
The term ‘infanticide’ has specific meanings in a courtroom and is related to the separate defence of ‘insanity’. But legal language is contestable and can be archaic – adding to a jury’s burden.
Crime is spiking and you’re scared. Here are strategies to get past the fear and diminish the threat of crime in your community.
Such bodies have proven to bring a cost-effective improvement to the accuracy of criminal justice systems overseas.
While Bryant Donham was never charged for her involvement in Till’s death, the Justice Department continued to investigate the case and consider the potential for an arrest as recently as 2021.
Arweiniodd ymchwiliad Stephen Lawrence a’r adroddiad Macpherson at newidiadau yn y ffordd y mae'r heddlu'n delio â theuluoedd unigolion sydd wedi eu llofruddio.
From ‘Breaking Bad’ to James Bond, certain chemicals are popular options for characters looking to achieve nefarious ends.
CCTV is a popular form of digital evidence but it can be unreliable and problematic.
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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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of History, The Open University
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Monash University
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Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
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Professor of Film and Screen Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor of Criminology, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor, Director of Eleos Justice, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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