Sydney’s organised crime problem is real and serious. But Chris Minns’ new laws will not necessarily deliver results.
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Tupac is proof that being young, marginal and Black does not necessarily mean being powerless.
Crackdowns may suppress some forms of gang activity without dismantling their economic structures.
Study suggests long-practiced strategy of taking out the heads of drug cartels may be missing underlying predictors of crime.
The issue is not whether cities should use technology for public safety, but how those technologies are chosen, evaluated and governed.
Gangs offer belonging, identity, protection and support for young people.
Children are allegedly being recruited by criminal gangs in Australia. Authorities should look to the UK for possible answers.
Where there’s demand, there will be supply, legal or not. From the ‘sly grog’ of the 1920s to the illicit vapes of today, getting regulation right is difficult.
With submissions about to close on the proposed Arms Bill, overseas experience provides valuable guidance on improving public safety.
Evidence-based early intervention and prevention programs are the best way to curb youth violence and gang involvement.
Factors contributing to school violence are found in the family, the community and the school.
NGOs and rights groups have strongly opposed the involvement of private military personnel in Haiti.
Two airstrikes in recent weeks have been aimed at ‘narcoterrorists’, according to the White House. They’ve been deadly, dangerous and likely ineffective.
Jamaicans have re-elected Andrew Holness for a third consecutive term.
New Zealand has avoided the levels of gun-related violence driven by organised crime seen overseas. Improved gun laws and policies could help keep it that way.
There are about 40 occult-related gangs operating in one province. Understanding what draws young people to them is key to combating them.
While foreign terrorist organizations typically have a political or religious ideology, transnational criminal organizations are driven by profit.
Many gang members have tattoos to demonstrate their allegiance. But many people with no gang ties will get inked with similar imagery, which can lead law enforcement astray.
The story is told from the inner sanctum of the state security apparatus that fought an urban terror campaign in South Africa between 1998 and 2002.
El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of people behind bars there.
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Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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Professeur, Chaire d'excellence A*Midex, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
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Lecturer in Policing Studies, School of Justice Studies., Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Founder & CEO, Black Box Research and Consultancy
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Professor of Management and Co-director of the Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Essex
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
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Director of Research, Florida International University
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Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Criminology, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton