Australia's ineffective sentencing laws are failing to reduce crime and wasting taxpayer money that could be better spent on improvements to health and education, according to Deakin University Dean of Law Professor Mirko ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2014
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NSW imprisonment rates have skyrocketed to an unprecedented high in the last 12 months despite a drop in crime rates.
Social Sciences
May 20, 2014
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About one in 25 inmates sentenced to death in the United States was likely wrongly convicted, a study said Monday.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2014
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(Phys.org) —In court arguments, the less gruesome the description of a crime, the less likely the punishment will match U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines, according to researchers at Duke University.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2014
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Researchers from the Institute of Criminology reveal that many women trafficked into the UK who commit crime under duress are imprisoned without support or protection, and call for improved ways to identify the victims among ...
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2014
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A University of Manchester lecturer has discovered that the famous first line of English language's oldest epic poem has been misinterpreted, ever since it was popularised almost 200 years ago.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2013
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A Swedish court has dismissed part of the hacking and fraud charges against the founder of the popular file-sharing website Pirate Bay and reduced his prison sentence from two years to one.
Internet
Sep 25, 2013
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A founder of the popular file-sharing website Pirate Bay who was arrested in Cambodia under an international warrant was convicted in Sweden on Thursday of hacking and fraud and given a two-year prison sentence.
Internet
Jun 20, 2013
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The New Yorker magazine on Wednesday unveiled a new online system for anonymous whistleblower tips, based on technology developed by the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz and a former hacker.
Internet
May 15, 2013
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Today most public services involve electronic communication, which requires that people are able to read relatively well. However, a significant number of adults cannot fully understand the texts they read for example on ...
Software
May 14, 2013
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