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Many of us fear our streets are getting less safe, but what does the data say about violent crime in Australia?
Around half of all assaults and homicides that involve weapons happen in domestic settings, yet new laws overwhelmingly focus on public knife offences.
Crime stats show how Australia’s efforts to restrict weapon use has been largely successful. But more can be done.
People’s fears of crime are shaped by the political context in which they grew up.
South African companies now have a legal obligation to take proactive steps to prevent bribery.
The link between alcohol and homicide highlights the urgent need for early intervention and targeted prevention strategies.
Crime has been declining for decades across countries with quite varied policing practices and funding.
As political debate over law and order grows, leaders must address the divide in how city and country Australians view crime and punishment.
While high-profile bail cases tend to dominate media coverage, policy on criminal and legal matters must be guided by evidence, not headlines.
Foreign terrorism accounts for a miniscule portion of violence in the United States.
New research tracking more than 80,000 Queenslanders from birth to adulthood reveals the differences between men and women in patterns of criminal behaviour.
Using robots to simulate stabbings can enhance forensic accuracy – and the pursuit of justice.
Vehicle-ramming incidents like the one in Liverpool appear to be on the rise, but there are practical measures available to protect crowds during open-street events.
District attorneys do not make laws, but they have a lot of leeway to decide who gets charged and with what crimes.
New Zealand’s clean slate scheme is meant to let people leave their criminal past behind. But people are waiting seven years to leave their past behind, hurting their job prospects.
From the new seasons of Andor and Black Mirror, to The Narrow Road to the Deep North – May’s must-watch TV proves time flies when your options are this good.
Mayors from the Democratic Party aren’t making cities any more – or less – dangerous than mayors from the Republican Party.
The victims in more than half of all the ritual murders reported in Ghana and Kenya were children.
People’s perceptions of risk shape where businesses choose to locate, new research suggests. Interestingly, conservatives and liberals view risk very differently.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Dean, School of Law, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Domestic and Family Violence, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Professor of Sociology of Law and Deviance, Università di Bologna; University of Essex; The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath
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Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University
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Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate professor in Criminology, University of New England
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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CEO, Sentencing Advisory Council
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Professor of Crime Science, University of Leeds
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University