Global phishing scams – too difficult to stop?
A recent BBC Panorama documentary provides an insight into how global computer fraud works. The documentary focuses on one criminal […]
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The deportations of foreign nationals – an example of a state crime?
The British government recently tried to deport 42 Jamaican nationals who had committed offences and in the United Kingdom and
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No Third Runway @ Heathrow – a nice illustration of the complexities of globalisation
the third runway at Heathrow, shows the evolution of green crime and the complex nature of globalisation.
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The Cyprus Rape Case – A Sad Example of Victim Blaming
You might have seen the unfolding of the ‘Cyprus gang rape case‘ over recent months. This seems to be a
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Keeping Women out of Prison
Why do women offend, reoffend and how do we break the cycle?
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China’s Persecution of the Uighurs – A Horrible Example of a State Crime
The Chinese government is currently engaged in an ongoing act of cultural genocide against the Uighur Muslims, a minority population
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Can religion lead gang members away from crime?
The short answer is yes: ex gang members who join a religious ‘support’ programme as a way out of crime
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Are police officers really 100 times less criminal than the general population?
189 police officers have been convicted across 12 police forces in England in Wales in five years since 2013 ,
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Sociological Perspectives on Hate Crime
What is Hate Crime? The Home Office defines Hate Crime as ‘ ‘Any criminal offence which is perceived, by the
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The social construction of crime
whether an act is criminal or not is determined by social processes. Crime is not a universal or objective phenomenon – it varies over time and across societies depending on the laws which are constructed by people.