Policing
Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia and Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle
Mass shootings tend to dominate the debate over gun violence – but they accounted for just 3% of all firearm…
How UK cities differ in their approach to tackling crime rates
As reported by the ONS, the overall crime rate in the country is 75.88 per 1,000 residents, which is an…
Is it time for the Metropolitan Police to discontinue stop and search?
The 363-page Casey Report detailed significant issues within the Metropolitan Police and how the service is, in its current form…
How queuing leads to city centre violence
People go out at night because they want to socialise, drink and be entertained. Unfortunately, all too often that leads…
Memphis police numbers dropped by nearly a quarter in recent years – were staffing shortages a factor in the killing of Tyre Nichols?
In the years running up to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis Police Department faced an increasingly dire…
Attacks on Africa’s informal settlements are attacks on women’s economic liberation. Here’s why.
The authorities subject those living in Africa's informal city settlements to recurrent evictions and threats of eviction both on the streets where…
How consumer technology is creating new channels for police surveillance
When David Brennan first began cycling on Scotland’s roads, he felt unsafe. “It felt lawless,” he recalls, with motorists leaving…
Policing in America is broken
Late last month, three police officers watched as a man drowned in Tempe, Arizona. The man cried out that he…
Law enforcement is ‘failing to protect governments against ransomware’
Law enforcement agencies are failing to protect governments against ransomware attacks, according to a former security adviser to the UK…
Recessions and violent crime don’t go hand in hand
David Muhammad has been on the front lines of violence intervention and criminal justice policy for almost 15 years. Recently,…