Leading academics, researchers, and journalists dedicated to the study of organized crime around the world convened November 15 in Bogotá, Colombia, to share the latest findings and major trends, and ...

Charleston, SC, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In Defense of Crime by Richard E H Phelps II offers a compelling examination of how crime and criminals are defined by legislative action. This ...

A prominent civil rights attorney suggesting that the U.S. justice system creates laws "to criminalize Black culture" and crime could be eradicated if they "change the definition of crime" is ...

The shadow of a Louisville Police officers arresting a demonstrator is seen on a wall on September 23, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the ...

THE HOUSE OF Representatives has passed a new hate crime bill that pleases gays and lesbians, angers the religious right and has provoked a veto threat from President Bush. But the Local Law ...

TO DERIVE STATISTICS ABOUT CRIME—to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it—a conceptual framework for defining ...

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP), formulated for articulating the definition of the term “ecocide”, proposed a definition to construct a cornerstone international crime of ecocide that demonstrates ...

Crime statistics are important. They're used in cities all over the country to determine areas of need for law enforcement, to sway voters and to help people choose where they want to live. They can ...