Criminal behavior has a negative impact on individuals, economies, and society at large. Beyond the physical and psychological harm inflicted on victims, there are also financial ramifications. For ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults was associated with a higher risk for criminal behavior, especially in men and those with comorbidities such ...

Ms. Doleac is an economist who specializes in crime and criminal justice. Americans are understandably concerned about crime. Before the 2024 election, voters consistently ranked it among their top ...

In the 2002 film “Minority Report,” starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg, society has developed a system called “Pre-crime,” where a trio of psychics predict murders before they happen ...

If you’re familiar with the Broken Windows theory of policing, you may have learned of it, perhaps indirectly, from Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller The Tipping Point, published 25 years ago. In the book ...

Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but some are hailing him as a hero. Fast Company spoke with Dr. Jacqueline Helfgott, a professor of criminal ...

Over the past decades, some lawyers have started using brain imaging scans as evidence during criminal trials, to provide a possible explanation for the criminal behavior of defendants. This was ...

Much criminal behavior derives from logical, if not laudable, sources. A wonderful example of this was seen in the old Bob Newhart television show. Newhart, playing a clinical psychologist, leans ...

Court records show Chad and Cheryl Hampton engaged in months of racially motivated harassment of their neighbor ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem city leaders held a news conference at 3 p.m. Monday to address a recent rise in disruptive juvenile behavior in downtown Winston-Salem. The event took place at the ...

In one of the most notable records for the Bay Area, East Palo Alto, which had earned a reputation as the nation's "murder ...