Co-offenders likely to violently turn on one another, UK crime gang study shows

Researchers use over a decade of data from Thames Valley Police to reveal “mechanisms” that generate and sustain violence within networks of organised crime.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 12, 2022 ~6 min

5 ways Americans' lives will change if Congress makes daylight saving time permanent

Research suggests that permanent daylight saving time would save lives as well as energy and prevent crime.

Steve Calandrillo, Professor of Law, University of Washington • conversation
April 5, 2022 ~10 min


Child sexual abuse: Why spend billions on prison, but not prevention?

The US government spent about $5.4 billion last year to incarcerate adults convicted of sex crimes against children, but only $1.5 million on prevention research.

Carly Kempler-Johns Hopkins • futurity
March 28, 2022 ~7 min

Autistic defendants are being failed by the criminal justice system

The criminal justice system (CJS) is failing autistic people, argue researchers at the Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, after a survey of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 15, 2022 ~6 min

DNA tests expose how criminals traffic elephant ivory

New research uncovers an even higher degree of organization among elephant ivory smuggling networks than previously known.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 16, 2022 ~8 min

DNA tests expose how criminals traffic elephant ivory

New research uncovers an even higher degree of organization among elephant ivory smuggling networks than previously known.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 16, 2022 ~8 min

Elephant ivory: DNA analysis offers clearest insight yet into illegal trafficking networks

A new study reveals the major players and routes involved.

Jason Gilchrist, Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Feb. 14, 2022 ~7 min

The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil's government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation

Land grabs spearheaded by wealthy interests are accelerating deforestation, and Brazil’s National Congress is working to legitimize them.

Robert T. Walker, Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 ~10 min


'Sextortion' leads to financial losses and psychological trauma. Here's what to look out for on dating apps

Attackers gain the trust of vulnerable individuals to obtain sexually explicit photos or videos via the internet, and then use these materials to blackmail victims.

Calli Tzani, Senior Lecturer in Investigative Psychology, University of Huddersfield • conversation
Jan. 4, 2022 ~6 min

Why it's time to make ecocide a crime: for the sake of its victims

Criminalising ecocide means its victims will be able to receive reparations, helping to rebuild destroyed ecosystems and communities.

Rachel Killean, Senior Lecturer in Law, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Dec. 8, 2021 ~8 min

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