Forensic science has captured the public imagination by storm, as the profusion of "true crime" media in the last decade or so suggests. By now, most of us know that evidence left at a crime scene, such as blood, can often ...
Soft Matter
Nov 21, 2023
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Policies that encourage landlords to evict tenants who have involvement with the criminal justice system do not appear to reduce crime, while increasing evictions among Black residents and people with lower incomes, according ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2023
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Women consistently raise concerns about their safety when moving through their cities and communities.
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2023
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Research led by a Northumbria academic exploring the relationship between the presence of pubs and crime rates across England and Wales has been published in the journal European Planning Studies.
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2023
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"One-chance" is the name Nigerians use for a form of robbery that takes place in both public and private vehicles when people accept the offer of a ride. It is an organized crime, perpetrated by people who work together, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2023
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Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub have examined 1.2 million criminal incidents and developed an innovative method to identify patterns in criminal trajectories. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2023
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A systematic review that analyzed the results of published studies concluded that school-based law enforcement (SBLE)—having sworn law enforcement officers stationed in schools on at least a part-time basis—is likely ...
Education
Nov 8, 2023
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In recent months, there has been increasing focus on crime committed by young people in Australia. Politicians are coming under more pressure to respond to these well-publicized criminal acts and the public perceptions that ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2023
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New York's highest court on Tuesday ruled police can resume a DNA searching method that can identify relatives of potential suspects, a technique that has helped solve crimes but caused privacy concerns.
Political science
Oct 25, 2023
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Since 2011, California has significantly reformed its criminal justice system, reducing the size of its prison population, with no effect on violent crime and only marginal impacts on property crime statewide. The COVID-19 ...
Political science
Oct 20, 2023
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