Criminology

A Primer on Improving Proactive Policing
International Debate
May 15, 2014

A Primer on Improving Proactive Policing

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Wanted: Crime-Fighting Profs to Nab Corporate Criminals
Public Policy
March 25, 2014

Wanted: Crime-Fighting Profs to Nab Corporate Criminals

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Lawrence Sherman on Criminology
Audio
May 1, 2013

Lawrence Sherman on Criminology

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Making Sense of Crime Trends
Featured
March 15, 2013

Making Sense of Crime Trends

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Undercover Pressures

Undercover Pressures

Some criminal investigations resonate over the years. Even if you’ve only had peripheral involvement with them, as in my case, they still […]

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The Myths of Offender Profiling

The Myths of Offender Profiling

Recent publications have encouraged me not to keep quiet about this any longer. Now is the time to explain why I find the term ‘profiling’ so problematic yet get stuck with using it.

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Islamic Cultures, Religious Affiliation, and Sex Outside of Marriage.

Islamic Cultures, Religious Affiliation, and Sex Outside of Marriage.

In our study we were interested in examining differences between religious groups and the dominant religious faith within nations in the likelihood that residents would engage in premarital or extramarital sex.

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Provoked by Boredom: Experiences from Youth Confinement

Provoked by Boredom: Experiences from Youth Confinement

Study finds boredom is a key experience in daily life in secure care and young people deal with their boredom through the generation of risk-taking action.

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Scotland the Brave?

Scotland the Brave?

The referendum on Scottish independence, scheduled for 2014, may be regarded as an amusing abstraction for those outside Scotland but within it raises many questions about Scottish identity and what is special about Scottish society.

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Do Adult Drug Courts Produce Other Psychosocial Benefits?

Do Adult Drug Courts Produce Other Psychosocial Benefits?

Although by no means a household word, “drug courts” have been among the most studied criminal justice interventions of the past two decades. So what are these courts, and why do they matter?

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The Internet Black Widow

The Internet Black Widow

When some journalist awards a case a sobriquet like The Railway Rapist, or the Moors Murderers that the media has got its teeth into the case and will shake as much life out of it as possible.

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Tough on Crime or Beating the System?

Tough on Crime or Beating the System?

An evaluation of Missouri Department of Mental Health’s Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Murder Acquittees.

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