Private Security and CCTV: The Ultimate Crime-Stopping Duo
A new study from Prof. Eric Piza and Ph.D. student Amanda Thomas looks at the best personnel to use alongside CCTV surveillance in order to reduce crime. Read more ›
Illegal Fishing Is Emptying the Oceans — Here’s How to Stop It
Prof. Gohar Petrossian (of John Jay College) proposes ways to combat illegal fishing in her new book "The Last Fish Swimming: The Global Crime of Illegal Fishing." Read more ›
Study Finds Crime in Denver Increased Near New Marijuana Dispensaries
A new study found that nonviolent crimes increased in Denver areas where new recreational marijuana dispensaries operate. Read more ›
Racism and Probation in the ‘80s: It’s ‘History Repeating Itself’
Racial disparities in probation re-arrests have existed for decades — and looking to the past may be our best hope to address mass incarceration. Read more ›
Asbestos and Talcum Powder: A History of Industry Pushback
The Food and Drug Administration recently found trace levels of chrysotile asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder, prompting the company to recall 33,000 containers of it. Johnson & Johnson also face Read more ›
Fostering ‘Engagement’ with College Students on Welfare
A study looked at how colleges can help foster engagement with students on public assistance. Read more ›
Watergate Book for Children, Narrated by a Fly on the Wall
On the 45th anniversary of President Nixon's resignation, a new book for middle schoolers retells the Watergate scandal and from the point of view of a fly on the wall. Read more ›
The Hidden Surveillance Behind Big Data
The surveillance we're experiencing now from AI is at a level previously only written about in science fiction novels. Read more ›
Prison Populations Are Exploding in Latin America. Here’s Why.
We hear a lot about mass incarceration as an issue in the U.S., but new research shows that it's also a problem in Latin America, along with overcrowded prisons Read more ›