Criminology
Falls Are Upping Their Support Of Sexual Assault Victims At Festivals
The festival have announced a new slate of measures to combat violence at their events and provide better support to attendees.
Boston Police Want to Open 'John School' to Shame Men Who Buy Sex
We talked to a criminologist about the potential problems with a plan to fight sex trafficking through shaming.
Why Men Kill Their Mothers
Psychologists believe matricide is fueled by a combination of hatred and sexual desire.
A Former Inmate Talks About How Prisons Manufacture Criminals
Prisoners often suffer dehumanizing abuse at the hands of guards and other inmates, and are ill-prepared to get jobs and homes once they're out—is it any wonder so many of them go back to crime?
Syre, lidenskab og størknet blod: Billeder fra drabssteder i 1880'ernes Paris
Et fotografisk tilbageblik på grusomme mordsager fra en svunden tid.
Inside the Minds of Men Who Kill Women
We interviewed one of the academics behind the biggest ever study of men who kill women.
Photos from Murder Scenes in Turn-of-the-Century Paris
The photographic archive of the Paris Police Prefecture contains millions of images that date back to the beginning of the 20th century.
Did Vigilantes Attack a Canadian Man Because He Killed a Two-Year-Old with His Car?
Last month men dressed in what looked like SWAT uniforms abducted and beat Edmonton's Richard Suter. They also cut off his thumb.
Study Claims Cops Are More Willing to Shoot White People Than Black People
Researchers used video simulations and unloaded Glock pistols in a study that suggests cops are 25 times more likely to shoot white individuals compared to blacks.
Learning to Read Corpses at the Texas State Body Farm
I talked with Dr. Daniel Wescott, director of the Texas State Forensic Anthropology Center, about how bodies decompose in the wild and what our bones say about us.
Identifying 'Criminal' Genes Will Never Prevent Violence But Might Help Explain It
A new study seems to have found two genes closely associated with violent crime, but environmental factors are still a big piece of the puzzle.