US gun violence: half of people from Chicago witness a shooting by age 40, study suggests
Study following Chicagoans over a 25-year period suggests over half of the city’s Black and Hispanic population, and a quarter of its White population, have
May 9, 2023 • ~5 min
Opinion: I spent three years in a paedophile hunting team – here’s what I learned
Professor Mark de Rond from Cambridge Judge Business School discusses his three years embedded with one of the UK's most prolific paedophile hunting teams, in
May 12, 2022 • ~5 min
Police platform patrols create ‘phantom effect’ that cuts crime in Tube stations
A major experiment introducing proactive policing to Underground platforms finds that short bursts of patrolling create a “phantom effect”: 97% of the resulting crime reduction was during periods when police weren’t actually present.
Jan. 16, 2020 • ~6 min
Prevention better than cure at keeping young users from getting involved in cybercrime
Highly-targeted messaging campaigns from law enforcement can be surprisingly effective at dissuading young gamers from getting involved in cybercrime, a new study has suggested.
Oct. 21, 2019 • ~5 min
Brexit puts UK’s ability to tackle drug-related crime at risk, say experts
Brexit could threaten the UK’s ability to tackle drug-related crime linked to serious and organised crime, according to public health experts writing today in the journal Health Policy.
May 3, 2019 • ~5 min
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