In Defense of Crime by Richard E H Phelps II offers a compelling examination of how crime and criminals are defined by ...

A prominent civil rights attorney suggesting that the U.S. justice system creates laws "to criminalize Black culture" and crime could be eradicated if they "change the definition of crime" is ...

The shadow of a Louisville Police officers arresting a demonstrator is seen on a wall on September 23, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the ...

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP), formulated for articulating the definition of the term “ecocide”, proposed a definition to construct a cornerstone international crime of ecocide that demonstrates ...

The fight over the operation and purpose of Alabama’s prisons often centers around this question: how many people incarcerated in the state’s prisons committed violent crimes? For those supporting ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are working to clarify the definition of hate crimes and improve protection against perpetrators. Demonstrator at a Stop Asian Hate Rally in Boston Common March 13.

Crime statistics are important. They're used in cities all over the country to determine areas of need for law enforcement, to sway voters and to help people choose where they want to live. They can ...