While US firearm deaths are on the rise, most of the increase isn’t due to more people shooting each other, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control.

Emma Charlton 03 Jan 2019

Digital Communications

This is how your personality could put you at risk of cybercrime

New research suggests that the more impulsive you are, the more likely you are to be a target, and victim, of cybercrime.

Caroline Brooks · Futurity 02 Jan 2019

Behavioural Sciences

How minimum wage and income tax credits affect criminal recidivism rates

Minimum wage and income tax credits can impact the likelihood of convicted criminals to re-offend when released from prison

Michael Makowsky and Amanda Agan · VoxEU 29 Nov 2018

India

India's all-women police stations are keeping women safer than before. Here's how

Reported crime has jumped 22% since a new initiative in the world's most dangerous country for women. And those reports are being taken more seriously.

Ananya Bhattacharya and Ananya Bhattacharya · Quartz 21 Nov 2018

India

India's all-women police stations are keeping women safer than before. Here's how

Reported crime has jumped 22% since a new initiative in the world's most dangerous country for women. And those reports are being taken more seriously.

Ananya Bhattacharya and Ananya Bhattacharya · Quartz 21 Nov 2018

United States

Marriages in the US are on the decline. Here's why

Greater economic independence for women, better contraception and more men spending time in jail could all explain why there are fewer weddings in the US.

Alix Gould-Werth · Washington Center for Equitable Growth 20 Nov 2018

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

This AI outperformed 20 corporate lawyers at legal work

A group of experienced lawyers pitted their skills and knowledge against an algorithm, and the results reveal much about how artificial intelligence is shaking up industries.

Johnny Wood 15 Nov 2018

United States

The definition of our freedom has changed. Here's how

The evolution of freedom as told by philosopher, Ben Constant.

Scotty Hendricks · Big Think 13 Nov 2018

United States

1.5 million people in Florida just got their right to vote back. Here's why

Voters in Florida have approved a ballot measure that restores voting rights to citizens with felony convictions once they have completed their full sentence.

Victoria Shineman · The Conversation 12 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

I deliberately sent myself to prison in Iceland. This is what I learned

Francis Pakes, a professor of criminology, spent a week in an Icelandic prison - and found a few unique features of the system.

Francis Pakes · The Conversation 09 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

Mexico could be a step closer to legalising marijuana

Mexico’s next interior minister plans to submit a bill to create a medical marijuana industry and allow recreational use.

Reuters Staff · Reuters 08 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

Predicting justice: what if algorithms entered the courthouse?

Artificial intelligence in courts could help make justice more efficient. But would it be fair?

Daniela Piana · The Conversation 07 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

What makes Antarctica so interesting to the international community?

The sovereign neutral continent is protected by a host of international treaties and laws, and is the focus of intense scientific research.

Julia Jabour · The Conversation 05 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

What we can learn from Asia’s courts of the future

Courts in the Fourth Industrial Revolution will involve virtual supply chains, blockchain-encoded smart contracts, AI-enabled judges and lawyers, and digital currency-based fines and paym...

Viva Dadwal and Mark Beer 02 Nov 2018

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