When a violent crime took place in a neighbourhood, it led to significant increases in the stress levels of local residents.
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When does a shooting become terrorism? A Texas case could help define the answer.
New research on ShotSpotter’s deployment in Detroit suggests the technology did not reduce officer response times.
Budget 2026 spends $503 million on expanding prisons. But 41% of the prison population are people on remand and more than half are released once their case is heard.
A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellation of federal funding for programs that helped make the decline possible.
Evidence-based early intervention and prevention programs are the best way to curb youth violence and gang involvement.
Scottish police created a specialised violence reduction unit to treat violence as a public health issue. It worked, and it’s coming to Victoria.
Sussan Ley recently declared Melbourne the ‘crime capital of Australia’. But a closer analysis of the data shows a much more nuanced picture.
South African universities remain exposed to preventable student risks.
Tougher knife laws make people feel safer but don’t address the real reasons knives are carried in the first place.
President Trump wants to punish states and cities that eliminate bail money, but releasing defendants pretrial without having to post bail doesn’t lead to higher crime rates, data shows.
Many of us fear our streets are getting less safe, but what does the data say about violent crime in Australia?
Sometimes it seems as if Australia is grappling with an unprecedented violent crime crisis. Crime stats paint a different picture, however.
Current crime-fighting proposals lack concrete, evidence-based actions and proven public health strategies that are known to significantly and cost-effectively reduce violent crime.
Research needs to account for the contribution of other factors beyond exclusion towards violence.
Research shows that imposing longer sentences harms inmates and society. There are less expensive − and more effective − ways to hold people accountable and help them prepare for life after prison.
Police officials in high-crime areas are overwhelmed by the many criminal cases they must investigate.
Domestic violence is not a random event. New research indicates most men who perpetrate domestic violence have contact with police well before they are charged with a domestic violence crime.
Family members remained more anxious and more than twice more fearful in their neighbourhoods than the rest of the population.
The necessary ingredient for all knife crime is knives. Reducing their availability is the most direct form of prevention.
Top contributors
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Ph.D. Candidate, Legal Studies, Carleton University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Hull
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Senior Lecturer, Criminology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Emeritus professor of Criminology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Hamline University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice Data Analytics, University of Leeds
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Full Professor of Criminology & English Literature, Western University
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Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
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Professor of Crime Science, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at Queen Mary University of London, Queen Mary University of London
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Research Fellow in Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Research, Curtin University