A court found Kanae Kijima guilty of murder. Japanese society also blamed her for the way she looked.
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Henry James’ ‘The Princess Casamassima’ tells a story of political radicalism in a time of economic inequality. But even James ran up against the limits of putting himself in the mind of a killer.
Comparisons between our current era and the societal rot of the Gilded Age abound. But it might be more useful to explore how Americans escaped the crises of the late-19th century.
Ted Bundy, the Menendez brothers and Bonnie and Clyde are other criminals who captivated observers because of their intriguing personal stories – and the violent nature of their crimes.
Netflix’s productions on the Menendez brothers reveal the moral problem at the heart of true crime: whose definition of “true” should viewers rely on when assessing the veracity of a narrative?
Cristina Rivera Garza’s sister Liliana was killed by a jealous ex-boyfriend at the age of 20. Her book about this crime is both deeply personal and driven by a wider political purpose.
Confiscating firearms from alleged abusers might seem like a good idea, but it’s unlikely to make much of a difference.
The US homicide rate is far above the rate of other nations.
It is feared that the current violence against political opposition in Chad could signal the beginning of another long term dictatorship.
The deeply flawed but intriguing Tony Soprano opened up a whole new world of complicated relatable characters that drew audiences in their millions.
The trial of Nathaniel Veltman, who was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, will set precedents for how future terrorism charges are laid.
A mass shooting in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. has been classified as a case of intimate partner violence.
Despite the perpetrators being tried and convicted, anti-Indigenous sentiment roiled the area for decades.
A sinister and slow-building sense of dread ensures Nic Roeg’s supernatural horror lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled.
As a passionate and partisan defender of Allende’s socialism, Guzmán’s films celebrate popular protest and struggles for democracy and equality in Chile.
As humans, we want a rational explanation to help us understand why someone would commit these horrific crimes.
The harsher verdicts imposed on two child mothers shows why the UK’s law of infanticide remains so important, more than a century after it was introduced
The framing of these stories of murder and mayhem have remained remarkably consistent since the invention of the printing press – and may reveal our own hidden fears and desires.
The term ‘infanticide’ has specific meanings in a courtroom and is related to the separate defence of ‘insanity’. But legal language is contestable and can be archaic – adding to a jury’s burden.
Crime is spiking and you’re scared. Here are strategies to get past the fear and diminish the threat of crime in your community.
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch 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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