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An expert in criminology explains why you shouldn’t believe everything you see on TV – organised crime is still a very British problem.
The criminal underworld of the BBC drama McMafia is full of glitz and glamour. In Britain, organised crime is far closer to home.
It’s time to shatter some common misconceptions about the recent crime wave.
Sex workers shouldn’t be victims of violent crime and murder at work – and yet they continue to face daily dangers.
The privatisation of the probation service is failing both offenders and victims.
Law reform needs to be considered if Britain is going to properly support victims of this crime
A spate of recent attacks using acid have gained attention, but little is known about the motivations of the perpetrators.
But with many different demands on police time, some not relating to crime, it’s hard to estimate.
The murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool in 2007 sparked a national debate on armed gangs – but what has changed 10 years on?
The 19th century Irish crimewave that wasn’t: how a change of policing brought the English counterfeiters to book.
Taking on a 45,000-strong organisation, with a budget of more than £2.5 billion would stretch the most seasoned corporate executive.
Should we hold victims responsible for crimes committed due to their own carelessness? The Victorians said we should and they may have had a point.
It could even help crack long-forgotten cold cases.
Mark Duggan was shot by the police in 2011, but it took two-and-a-half years to complete an inquest into his death.
Too often, the moral character of women who commit neonaticide plays a part in their trial.
Was this the last of the old-school bank ‘capers’?
There’s a surprising amount of resistance to making policing a graduate profession.
People love all things spooky and gory: but when does dark tourism cross the boundary?
The folklore of the Krays is recast in order to shine light on current attitudes toward crime deviance and in particular, violence.
Top contributors
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Founder & CEO, Black Box Research and Consultancy
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Professor In Criminology, Staffordshire University
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Principal Research Associate, Department of Security and Crime Science, UCL
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Lecturer, Psychology and Epidemiology, University of Liverpool
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Reader in Journalism, City, University of London
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Associate Professor in Public Health Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
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Visiting Research Fellow, School of Law, University of Leeds
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Professor of Urban Economics and Social Statistics and Co-Director of the CDT in Data Analytics & Society, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Durham University
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Professor in Criminology, University of Essex
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice, University of Leeds
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Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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PhD candidate, The Open University
