New research digs into falling crime rates over the last several decades. The research shows the drop isn't for the reasons many people might think.
People in a new study deemed the sexual harassment claims of "prototypical" women more credible, which raises the question of who gets silenced.
Following mass shootings, supporters of the National Rifle Association report extremely mixed emotions about the organization.
A new book explores how the kidnapping of baby Charles Lindbergh, Jr., began a media revolution and became the "crime of the century."
New research on the consequences of police encounters among Black and white teens supports removing police presence from schools, say researchers.
"[U]ndocumented immigrants had no significant effect on violent crime and actually had a significant negative effect on property crime."
When employees display photos of their friends and family at work, they're less likely to engage in fraud or unethical behavior, researchers say.
"Voter fraud is very rare, and the risk of widespread fraud is probably very minimal, even with all-mail elections," a political scientist argues.
Criminologists observed homicide detectives and conducted focus groups with the friends and families of murder victims to identify sources of tension.
People tend to think other people are more vulnerable to phishing scams online. But that actually makes you less safe, researchers say.
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