Criminology
- Understanding racial disparities in Gainesville gun violence April 12, 2025 8:09 am The Independent Florida Alligator - Florida When a white construction worker fired four shots into an occupied Gainesville hotel in 2022, he was given three days in jail. But many Black defendants with similar cases found themselves with harsher sentences. In a sample The Alligator collected of 571 …
- Just stop jailing criminals? The absurd odyssey of Canada's catch-and-release justice system April 8, 2025 11:16 am Drayton Valley Western Review Breadcrumb Trail Links News In the past decade, identity-based justice and a distaste for punishment has created a regime that allows chronic offenders to walk free African American prisoner in orange uniform looks at barred window and leans on prison cell …
- American Marxism Got Lost on Campus December 8, 2024 4:42 pm Jacobin Excerpted from the The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Chinese Communism, edited by Wang Gungwu and Richard Yarrow (Wiley, 2025) “American Marxism exists, it is here and now, and indeed it is pervasive.” So laments Mark R. Levin in his 2021 book American …
- Deaths of 9 Indigenous people at hands of police in one month fuel renewed calls for justice December 2, 2024 11:05 am The Toronto Star OTTAWA—Martha Martin can still remember the exact time police knocked on her door saying her daughter, Chantel Moore, had been shot and killed. It was 4:19 a.m. on June 4, 2020, in Edmundston, N.B. Martin had received a knock at her door a few hours …
- Ad Hoc Committee hosts racial simulation at Kent State Ashtabula November 27, 2024 5:52 am Star Beacon - Ohio SAYBROOK — The city’s ad hoc committee on exploring racism as a public health crisis hosted a simulation on racial issues at Kent State Ashtabula Monday night. The simulation’s goal was to shed light on the systemic inequities that continue to affect local …
- Unshackling Justice for Black and Indigenous Communities in Canada: Reimagining the “Public Interest” Test in Criminal Prosecutions July 25, 2024 11:31 am Slaw For decades, the ideas of equality, justice, and human rights have been the core pillars of Canada’s national identity. However, the reality embedded within our criminal justice system creates a significant obstacle to the actualization of those ideas. …
- How a major Ontario police force is changing the warrior cop culture July 16, 2024 11:11 am Cochrane Times Breadcrumb Trail Links News Peel police had a reputation for being hard-nosed and uncompromising. A chief's reset is delivering surprising results MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO:TUESDAY MAY 28, 2024—POLICE—Peel Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah at the police forces …
- Former Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson still has a vision for the cityMaxine L. Bryant April 22, 2024 11:34 am Savannah Now - Georgia Maxine L. Bryant An African proverb says, “When an elder dies, a library burns to the ground.” This saying speaks to the vast knowledge retained in the minds of seasoned contributors to society. With that being the case, it is prudent to glean as much …
- Black History Month: WHIO celebrates all who have pushed our nation forward February 13, 2024 9:52 pm WHIO TV - Ohio Every February, Black History Month gives us the opportunity to learn about the rich and, oftentimes, forgotten pieces of American history. Black Americans helped build this country physically, culturally, diplomatically, and philosophically. They have …
- Public Practice and the Origins of Sociology: New Thoughts on an Old Issue January 30, 2024 1:28 pm Contexts by Marcus A. Brooks | January 30, 2024 As sociology faculty nationwide counted down the days to winter break, heated debate again erupted on Academic Twitter (ahem, X). The point of contention? Praxis-oriented, justice-focused sociology. The debate was …
Critical Criminology
- Why Socialists Must be Abolitionists: Challenging Carcerality in Socialist Spaces April 12, 2025 8:09 am Cosmonaut Magazine Introduction It has become fashionable to repeat abolitionist slogans and demands—All Cops Are Bastards (ACAB), “defund,” or “abolish.” In the Philippines, it is in vogue to demand the defunding or the abolition of the NTF-ELCAC, the National Task Force to …
- UK Launches Controversial Murder Prediction Technology April 11, 2025 7:11 am Artificial Intelligence + UK Launches Controversial Murder Prediction Technology The phrase “UK launches controversial murder prediction technology” instantly captures attention and raises immediate questions. Imagine a world where crimes can be forecasted before they are committed …
- The Young and the Restless spoilers for the next 2 weeks (April 11 to 18, 2025): What to expect, major developments, and more April 10, 2025 5:24 pm Sportskeeda The next two weeks on The Young and the Restless are bound for a dynamite streak as the fallout of Alan and Martin Laurent's nefarious plan hits an all-time high. Sharon and Phyllis make big moves to bring justice, while Traci confronts Alan—possibly …
- How to get that internship: A guide to securing professional experience April 10, 2025 5:18 pm The Defender - Vermont Rylee Anderson | Staff Writer | randerson5@mail.smcvt.edu You’ve probably been hearing about internships since you were in high school, and now that you’re in college and trying to establish a career, you’re being pushed more than ever to find one. Summer …
- Students graduate from Ireland’s 'Inside Out' prison-university programme April 10, 2025 1:22 pm Beat 102 103 A group of Cork students have graduated from Ireland’s 'Inside Out' prison-university programme. It brings together university students and prisoners to learn side by side within the prison classroom. The collaboration, which launched in Cork in …
- U of A Professor to Present New Findings From Arkansas' First Continuously Monitored Health Survey at I³R April 10, 2025 7:48 am University of Arkansas Photo Submitted The Institute for Integrative & Innovative Research (I³R) at the U of A will host Dr. Michael David Niño, associate professor of sociology and criminology and director of the Arkansas Health Equity and Access Lab (HEAL), for a special …
- Idaho murders judge makes critical firing squad ruling for Bryan Kohberger and bans two words from trial April 9, 2025 11:17 pm Daily Mail A critical ruling has been made in the case against University of Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger - with the judge blocking the state from using his autism diagnosis to send him to the firing squad. Kohberger returned to a courtroom in Ada County, …
- Idaho college killings: Bryan Kohberger in court for high-stakes hearing on what evidence will be allowed at trial April 9, 2025 4:14 pm KTBB - Texas Posted/updated on: April 9, 2025 at 10:57 am Angela Palermo/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- University of Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger will be back in court on Wednesday for a high-stakes hearing …
- Warning that paedophiles are using dating apps to target parents April 8, 2025 11:42 pm The Independent Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our …
- New report says the health care system is failing child trafficking victims — and what it can do to improve April 8, 2025 7:24 pm Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts The health care system is reportedly struggling to address the needs of child sex trafficking victims, but a new report from Northeastern University recommends ways to better address the needs of minors in need. Trust between health care providers and …
Crime Theory
- Fifth International: A Case Study of the Miloš Zeman Enigma. Investigation by Yuri Felshtinsky. Part 2 April 12, 2025 8:09 am Gordon Part 2: Zeman and Czechoslovak Group Jaroslav Strnad In November 2017, Zeman arrived for a meeting with Putin in Sochi as part of the delegation of Czech businessmen, which included Jaroslav Strnad, who came away from this trip with a contract for the …
- The Gift Must Be Approved: When Foreign Aid Becomes a Threat to Sovereignty — Or a Tool of Control April 10, 2025 7:07 pm Georgia Today When does a gift become a crime? Georgia’s recent legislative initiative — requiring government approval for receiving foreign grants, with criminal penalties for unapproved acceptance — raises this question not just in legal terms, but in philosophical, …
- Cooper says five grooming gang inquiries to go ahead after Tories claim they’ve been dropped in ‘cover up’ April 10, 2025 9:40 am The Guardian Cooper says five local grooming gang inquiries still set to go ahead, after Tories claim they've been dropped in 'cover-up'During her BBC Breakfast interview Kemi Badenoch claimed that the government has dropped the plans for five local …
- American Power Under Challenge: Masters of Mankind Pt. 1 April 10, 2025 7:55 am Utne Reader This piece, the first of two parts, is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules the World? (Metropolitan Books). Read part two: The Costs of Violence. When we ask “Who rules the world?” we commonly adopt the standard convention that the actors in …
- Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.9.25 April 9, 2025 9:18 am Florida Politics Good Wednesday morning. Marketing and communications agency Moore announced the promotion of Liz Underwood to associate vice president. Since being charged with leading the Public Affairs team in 2019, Underwood has driven Moore to consistently rank No. 1 …
- ‘A case study in groupthink’: were liberals wrong about the pandemic? April 5, 2025 2:05 pm The Guardian Were conservatives right to question Covid lockdowns? Were the liberals who defended them less grounded in science than they believed? And did liberal dismissiveness of the other side come at a cost that Americans will continue to pay for many years? A new …
- 100+ Courses You Can Study with Low JAMB Scores (100–180) in 2025 April 3, 2025 3:36 pm Zikoko! For many Nigerian students, writing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam is a stressful experience. Scoring high can open doors to a wide range of courses and top universities, but what happens if — for whatever reason — you didn’t pass …
- Trump’s Simple Racism March 27, 2025 2:44 pm The American Prospect - Washington D.C. This article appears in the April 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. On February 21, President Trump removed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a four-star Air Force general with a distinguished military record named …
- GRAHAM GRANT: It's time for an honest discussion about the SNP's 'free' degrees - but Swinney's fingers are stuck in his ears March 24, 2025 11:25 pm Daily Mail There are few areas of public life which have been spared the ham-fisted reforms of the SNP – and sadly higher education isn’t one of them. In an act of hubris, Alex Salmond promised ‘free’ degrees - and even had the pledge carved into a commemorative …
- The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy March 14, 2025 1:00 pm The Conversation A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025, removes gender identity as a protected status from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, leaving transgender people vulnerable to discrimination. The rights of transgender people – those who present gender characteristics that differ …
Black Lives Matter
- Trump’s Deportation Black Hole April 12, 2025 7:02 am WNYC - New York Al Letson: From the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, this is Reveal. I’m Al Letson. When Donald Trump ran for president, he promised to, “Launch the largest deportation program of criminals in the history of America.” And he vowed to do it with …
- Arizona Supreme Court upholds prosecutor’s suspension over false charges for 2020 protesters April 12, 2025 3:59 am Arizona’s Family PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Supreme Court is upholding the suspension of a top prosecutor for mishandling cases against Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020. As a Maricopa County prosecutor at the time, April Sponsel was involved in charging …
- Cory Booker, the Hands Off protests and the power of words during Lent April 12, 2025 2:52 am America Magazine In the deluge of news and commentary regarding the chaos and cruelty of the Trump administration, Eliza Doolittle’s lyrical exclamation from “My Fair Lady”captures my mood right now: “Words, words, words! I’m so sick of words!” As a writer, this is an …
- Ex-prosecutor’s phony gang charges against protesters were ‘egregious,’ high court rules April 11, 2025 11:42 pm Arizona Mirror Former Maricopa County prosecutor April Sponsel deserved to have her law license suspended for two years because her decision to press forward with made-up gang charges against 15 Black Lives Matter protesters was “a complete abdication of her …
- Durango Herald wins 46 awards in Top of the Rockies contest April 11, 2025 11:26 pm The Durango Herald - Colorado Newspaper collects more prizes than any other publication in four-state region Lilly Fitzpatrick of Durango High School goes up for the ball on March 29, 2024, while playing Montrose High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) × The Durango …
- Keke Palmer: Exploring Her Filmography & TV Work April 11, 2025 11:18 pm Radio Facts With a career spanning over two decades, Keke Palmer has established herself as a versatile and influential figure in both film and television. From her early beginnings as a child star to her current status as a Hollywood staple, Palmer has consistently …
- Black Maternal Health Week kicks off today. Has the needle moved on the Black maternal health crisis? April 11, 2025 9:52 pm TheGrio Folks around the country are gearing up to celebrate “collective action” around improving health outcomes for Black mothers. The 2025 Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW25), which lasts through Thursday, April 17, kicks off today with the theme “Healing …
- ‘Historically, we have failed’: Advocates rally for Minnesota’s missing and murdered Black women April 11, 2025 9:52 pm Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS — Over a hundred people came to the capital Wednesday to raise awareness about the disproportionate rates of violence facing Black women as part of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Day on the Hill. The Wednesday, April 9, event also …
- Op-ed | Healthy black mothers, stronger communities: A vision for the future April 11, 2025 9:46 pm QNS - New York Each year, Black Maternal Health Week (April 11–17) offers a powerful opportunity to pause, reflect, and recommit ourselves to the ongoing fight for maternal health equity. As a Black woman, a mother, and now the proud CEO of the Joseph P. Addabbo Family …
- There's more to Black men's stories than bleak statistics April 11, 2025 9:05 pm Chicago Sun Times - Illinois “Black men are in trouble. Serious trouble.” Those were the words I led with for my first cover story with The Chicago Reporter, a nonprofit news organization covering issues of race, poverty and inequality. Published this month 25 years ago, the story was …
Gender and Crime
- Men, women and Aurat Marches April 12, 2025 8:09 am The News International hese women want to normalise incest in our society,” one of the four men casually remarked curling his handlebar moustache. They all stared derisively at the procession of Aurat March ’24 near National Press Club in Islamabad. They stood, with their arms …
- Anora dominates Oscars with five wins — see our critics’ verdicts April 12, 2025 8:09 am The Times • Best supporting actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain • Best supporting actress: Zoe Saldana, Emilia Pérez • Best original screenplay: Sean Baker, Anora • Best adapted screenplay: Peter Straughan, Conclave Best-dressed stars at the Oscars Ariana Grande …
- Church juggles delayed abuse allegation, pastor's 'tremendous growth' April 12, 2025 8:09 am Indianapolis Star - Indiana Rosalyn and Keith Carlson felt proud as pastors at their church preached about the importance of taking a strong stand to support sexual abuse survivors. The message at Grace Church Noblesville called for swift action against abusers and healing aid for …
- Broken Masculinity: MeToo blamed all men, some men ran to social media and they all became way more toxic April 12, 2025 6:01 am The Daily Blog A damning study of online abuse of female MPs shows urgent legal reform is needed Women MPs are increasingly targets of misogynistic, racist and sexual online abuse, but New Zealand’s legal framework to protect them is simply not fit for purpose. Recently …
- Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy April 8, 2025 11:03 am The Guardian The rightwing movement against empathy seeks to discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize and respond to suffering. Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images Just over an hour into Elon Musk’s last appearance on Joe …
- Stigmata and Marginalization Increasing in the Trumpian MAGA Era April 1, 2025 7:25 pm The Good Men Project - California Stigmata include symbols, piercings, or brands used throughout recorded history to mark an outsider, offender, outcast, enslaved, or an animal. Stigmata in the Trumpian MAGA age, however, are not necessarily physical in nature but remain in the realm of …
- The Liberal Agenda – Netflix review: Adolescence 5 broken stars March 25, 2025 6:51 am The Daily Blog It’s haunting isn’t it? Adolescence on Netflix has quickly become a cultural phenomena. Like Squid Games but for incel culture. It is drama so gaspingly brilliant, painfully intimate and hauntingly powerful that you should stop reading this blog and go …
- Suicidal Paradox of Society March 23, 2025 10:11 am Psychologs Magazine Trigger Warning: The following article could be sensitive and emotionally overwhelming. Readers advise to be careful But, if you read and find the quoted argument logical, please discuss below and let me know what you think. I’ll start with the basic …
- The destruction of young men by wounded masculinity March 23, 2025 4:41 am The Daily Blog I don’t think we have a toxic masculinity problem, we have a wounded masculinity problem that creates toxic behaviour.Toxic masculinity reduces all aspect of masculinity as evil.Wounded masculinity acknowledges the damage without tainting all masculinity …
- Akua Reindorf March 7, 2025 2:44 pm The Times The For Women Scotland campaign is asking the court to define a woman under the Equality Act MARTIN POPE/ZUMA/ALAMY Famously, lesbians did not exist before 1967. Not in UK law, at any rate. While gay men endured centuries of unwelcome attention …
Prison Privatization
- A Lesson in Systemic Racism, Part II: ALEC, School Closures, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline April 12, 2025 8:09 am Grassroots DC - Washington D.C. The previous post, entitled “A Lesson in Systematic Racism: Stand Your Ground, the NRA, and the American Legislative Council (ALEC),” examined the connection between the untimely death of Trayvon Martin and the powerful lobbying groups that made laws like …
- A Front-Line View From From The Bureau Of Prisons April 8, 2025 2:14 pm Forbes Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice Michael E. Horowitz, left and Director Federal Bureau ... More of Prisons Colette S. Peters are sworn during the hearing of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations, on …
- Tennessee Senate puts restriction on private prisons with high death rate April 8, 2025 2:04 pm Tennessee Lookout Tennessee’s Senate passed legislation Monday that would force the state’s private-prison operator to lower the inmate population in facilities with high death rates. Senators voted 30-0 in favor of Senate Bill 1115 sponsored by Republican Sen. Mark Pody of …
- The Chainsaw International April 3, 2025 3:40 pm Boston Review In an image shared around the world, Elon Musk is seen grunting while waving a chainsaw over his head at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington in February. Perhaps less virally circulated was the scene just before, when the far- …
- Federal prison workers in Allen, Grant Parishes affected by recent Trump executive order, local union president says April 1, 2025 1:57 am KPLC - Louisiana La. (KPLC) - Thousands of federal employees who belong to unions are suing President Donald Trump after he signed another executive order. Those suing say this order greatly diminishes the rights and benefits they have as union members. Those affected …
- Silicon Valley vs. San Francisco Socialists March 29, 2025 4:28 pm Jacobin In 2011, then San Francisco mayor Ed Lee, recently appointed after Gavin Newsom vacated the role to become California’s lieutenant governor, signaled the city elite’s further embrace of Silicon Valley when he helped facilitate the transformation of a …
- A Negotiation Strategy Doomed to Fail March 28, 2025 1:40 pm CADTM The early phase of the new Tsipras government “It was a measure of the depth of the euro crisis that it took a radical left-wing government to table mainstream liberal proposals for its solution.” (Yanis Varoufakis) Varoufakis says that during the …
- Bill Would Prohibit Privatization Of CT Prisons March 27, 2025 8:44 pm CT News Junkie Credit: RDNE Stock project / Pexels.com The Judiciary Committee heard testimony this week in favor of a bill that would prohibit the privatization of prisons in Connecticut. Senate Bill 1238, introduced by the committee, would prevent private …
- Printed Letters: March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025 10:52 am The Daily Sentinel - Colorado As one of the local trauma surgeons and one of St. Mary’s trauma medical directors, I get to see firsthand the devastating consequences of motor vehicle crashes involving drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. The recent redesign of Fourth and Fifth streets in …
- Reviving U.S. imperialism’s ‘Big Stick,’ Trump tries to beat Latin America into submission March 26, 2025 7:46 pm People's World Evan Vucci / AP One of the most prominent figures in the early days of 20th century imperialism was U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Under his rule, the United States subjugated the Panama Canal Zone, occupied Cuba, invaded the Dominican Republic, …
Prison Abolition
- Death Penalty: Australia, NGO Lobby NASS, Stakeholders On Abolition April 11, 2025 2:04 am New Telegraph Share …As 3,688 Inmates, Including 83 Women On Death Row In Nigeria Barely two weeks after the House of Representatives rescinded its passage through second reading a bill seeking to review death penalty in Nigeria, the Australian High Commission in …
- Bryn Mawr SJP Holds Teach-In: How to Write to a Prisoner April 10, 2025 9:51 pm The Bi College News - Pennsylvania In light of National SJP’s (Students for Justice in Palestine) Week of Rage, students at Bryn Mawr decided to participate by hosting their own events on campus. One of these events was called “Teach In: Prison Correspondence for Prison Abolition.” The …
- 21 Civil Rights Activists Who Changed And Will Change History April 10, 2025 4:38 pm Forbes Martin Luther King waves to supporters during the "March on Washington," where King delivered his ... More famous "I Have a Dream" speech, August 28, 1963.AFP via Getty Images Throughout history, progress has never been inevitable but …
- Mutual Aid in the Age of Fascism April 10, 2025 3:46 pm Boston Review Around sunset on March 25, Fatema Ahmad, executive director of the grassroots Muslim Justice League in Boston, was winding down after a call with a group of attorneys. They had been strategizing their response to a widening pattern of “foreign student …
- Long prison sentences are as effective as the death penalty in deterring homicides, research shows April 10, 2025 9:34 am Breaking News from Ireland Lengthy prison sentences can be as effective as the death penalty in deterring homicides, according to new University of Limerick research. The study, published in the Southern Economic Journal and co-authored by Dr Vincent O’Sullivan, Associate Professor …
- Martin Sostre: A Legacy of Jailhouse Law, Prefigurative Politics and Revolt April 9, 2025 8:42 pm It's Going Down The Dugout presents a look at the revolutionary life and legacy of Martin Sostre. Support The Dugout on Patreon here and listen to the show here. Martin Sostre was more than a political prisoner—he was a revolutionary thinker who reshaped the prison …
- Women in Queensland prison suffer inhumane conditions April 9, 2025 12:42 pm Croakey Health Media Introduction by Croakey: Following an inspection of the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre in November 2023, the Queensland Ombudsman has highlighted the need to improve access to primary healthcare, recommending the West Moreton Hospital and Health …
- The forgotten history of the Women’s House of Detention April 8, 2025 12:44 pm Washington Square News - New York Davis — a Marxist political activist known for her role in the prison abolition movement — was imprisoned at the House of Detention in 1970 following her alleged involvement in the armed seizure of a courthouse by Black Panther Party activists, in which …
- Notre Dame Law School’s Inaugural Death Penalty Abolition Week Brings Together Exonerees, Advocates, and Faith Leaders April 8, 2025 12:37 am Notre Dame Law School - Indiana Central Park Five exoneree Dr. Yusef Salaam addresses a packed audience at Notre Dame Law School, reflecting on wrongful conviction and the pursuit of justice. From March 24 to 27, 2025, Notre Dame Law School hosted its inaugural Death Penalty Abolition …
- Monday Miscellany, 4/7/25 April 7, 2025 10:55 am Patheos Upending the economy. The Marxist comic book. And how to thwart a black mass.President Trump has pulled the trigger on his threat to impose tariffs on all the world. I wish him the best, but I have long been a skeptic about tariffs. (See my post from …
Corporate Crime
- This Week in Crypto: SEC says some stablecoins are not securities April 12, 2025 7:59 am Coingeek Homepage > News > Finance > This Week in Crypto: SEC says some stablecoins are not securities SEC declares certain stablecoins are not securities This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a formal declaration that stablecoins, …
- Luigi Mangione blasts Pam Bondi's call to put him to death if convicted of CEO Brian Thompson's murder April 12, 2025 5:35 am Daily Mail Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione is seeking to throw out the death penalty from any federal cases as his legal team argue he's unable to access a fair trial. Mangione's lawyers have filed a new motion which argues the case against him is ' …
- Sam Bregman Enters 2026 Governor’s Race April 12, 2025 5:18 am Los Alamos Reporter - New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Attorney Sam Bregman/Courtesy photo SAM BREGMAN CAMPAIGN NEWS RELEASE Sam Bregman, District Attorney of the 2nd Judicial District, has announced his candidacy to be the Democratic nominee for Governor of the state of New Mexico. …
- Eye on Economic Crime: UK, Swiss and French International Anti-Corruption Taskforce April 12, 2025 5:17 am JD Supra - California SUMMARY On 20 March 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”), France’s Parquet National Financier (“PNF”) and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (“OAG”) affirmed their shared commitment to tackling national and international bribery and …
- Exemplary Trial for a Horse Thief With ‘Maladjusted’ Behavior in Guantanamo April 12, 2025 5:07 am 14ymedio Guilty of the crime of theft, he was a 34-year-old man with “disorderly civic behavior.” Crimes related to livestock “are increasing in the territory,” admits the official press / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Havana, April 9, 2025 — The adjective “exemplary” now …
- Mining firm files complaint against violent bogus cops April 12, 2025 3:47 am Southern Eye Mining FOOLS Investments mining company corporate rescue practitioner Dumisani Dube has petitioned the national Police Director Criminal Investigations, Commissioner Crispen Charumbira, complaining against six alleged bogus police officers, including an ex …
- House Select Committee on China and Senate Committee on Aging Hold Joint Hearing on the CCP’s Grip on U.S. Capital April 12, 2025 3:44 am The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 9th, the House Select Committee on China and the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a joint hearing to address the growing threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party to Americans’ retirement savings. The hearing …
- Everything We Know About ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ Spike Lee's Long-Awaited Reunion With Denzel Washington April 12, 2025 3:19 am GQ - New York It’s official: Spike Lee’s new film, Highest 2 Lowest will premiere May 19th at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie—a reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime procedural/class parable morality play High and Low—reunites Lee with his longtime ( …
- Security robots on loan for Frozen Four NCAA hockey tournament in St. Louis April 12, 2025 1:24 am KSDK - Missouri Security robots will patrol downtown St. Louis during the Frozen Four, showcasing their future potential in crime fighting. ST. LOUIS — Security robots will be patrolling downtown during the Frozen Four NCAA hockey tournament this weekend. The robots are …
- Luigi Mangione Wants Judge To Block Feds From Pursuing Death Penalty April 12, 2025 12:46 am TMZ Published April 11, 2025 4:58 PM PDT Luigi Mangione says Uncle Sam wants to kill him as a political stunt ... and his defense is calling on a judge to stop the feds from pursuing the death penalty if he's convicted. In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, …
White Collar Crime
- ICW Deems Prabowo's Sympathy for Corruptors' Families as Misguided April 12, 2025 4:48 am Tempo.co TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has stated that President Prabowo Subianto's sympathy towards the families of corruptors is misplaced. Prabowo had previously suggested that the impoverishment of these families should be addressed …
- Waukesha DA warns cases may go unprosecuted amid severe staff shortage April 12, 2025 12:56 am WISN 12 - Wisconsin KIDS CAN SEE CLEARLY. OFF THE TOP HERE AT SIX, A LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY SOUNDING AN ALARM ABOUT A LACK OF STATE FUNDING FOR PROSECUTORS. THE NEW WAUKESHA COUNTY DA SAYS CASES MAY NOT GET PROSECUTORS CALLING THE SITUATION A CRISIS. SHE JUST SAT DOWN WITH …
- Why China will beat the West April 11, 2025 11:42 pm Unherd In 2004, an unusual crime wave swept cities around the world. Some called it the great drain robbery. Under cover of darkness, thieves were stripping manholes of their heavy iron covers, leaving streets perforated with sudden drops into sewage tunnels. In …
- Who Is Piyush Sachdeva, Lawyer Representing Tahawwur Rana In 26/11 Case April 11, 2025 8:58 pm NDTV Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key conspirator and accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been extradited to India from the US. The teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the National Security Guard (NSG) brought him back on a special …
- If This Is What It Looks Like, NY AG Letitia James Is In a World of Trouble April 11, 2025 6:11 pm PJ Media - Virginia Letitia James famously campaigned for the office of New York Attorney General on a platform of sticking it to Orange Man Bad. New York being what it is these days, the TDS attack dog won the election and became the Historic™ first black female NY AG, if …
- The Narrative Shifts Again April 11, 2025 1:57 pm The Patriot Post For days now, all the commentators on CNBC, America’s major financial network, have been hyperventilating over President Trump’s trade policies. “Why all these tariffs on the rest of the world? We should put tariffs on China,” they cried. The answer is …
- Pakistan’s Economic Meltdown: Brain Drain, Inflation, And The Illusion Of Greener Pastures April 11, 2025 10:01 am Friday Times Reading a letter in Dawn about the shopping frenzy termed as consumerist overkill which grips people around Eid despite the ludicrous price hikes serves as a grim reminder of the economic disparity that is widening day by day in this country. Does this …
- Rohnert Park Woman Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling $180K from Petaluma Construction Firm April 11, 2025 6:42 am Hoodline - California In a straightforward case of alleged white-collar crime, Petaluma Police have taken one Gina Banducci, a 40-year-old Rohnert Park resident, into custody. According to officials, Banducci is accused of siphoning $180,000 from her employer, Tomrose …
- Meet the legal teams fighting for and against Rana April 11, 2025 5:57 am Hindustan Times New Delhi Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan will spearhead the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) prosecution team in the trial of terrorist Tahawwur Rana, and he will be assisted by advocate Narender Mann, who was appointed by the Union home ministry as …
- Canada ’brushes’ Trump tariffs with supervillain comic; Elon Musk sidekick April 11, 2025 4:36 am Mint Forget tariff tantrums, threats of annexing Greenland, Canada—US President Donald Trump now seems to be starting off a new chapter — a villain in a comic series. Trump's partner in crime? None other than Elon Musk. Donald Trump's repeated threats …
State Crime
- Ontario County holds annual ceremony for National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 12, 2025 7:50 am WHAM - New York Canandaigua, N.Y. — Ontario County is honoring survivors and advocates for National Crime Victims' Rights Week. County officials held the annual ceremony Friday, awarding, honoring and highlighting those who have made a difference in the life of a …
- National policing summit: Police minister, SAPS boss commit to major reforms to fight crime April 12, 2025 6:37 am News24 Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Fannie Masemola committed to reforms after the policing summit. NEWS The inaugural National Policing Summit concluded on Thursday with a strong commitment from Police Minister …
- Proactive Policing Leads NMSP Crime Suppression Bureau Agents To Make Multiple Felony Arrests April 12, 2025 5:18 am Los Alamos Reporter - New Mexico NMSP NEWS RELEASE On April 9, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m., New Mexico State Police Crime Suppression Bureau (CSB) agents stopped at a Chevron gas station located at 5980 Alameda Blvd NE, where they observed the driver of a vehicle smoking narcotics. …
- Retail Crime Spree in Tipperary April 12, 2025 5:12 am The Nenagh Guardian Published: Sat 12 Apr 2025, 6:00 AM Thefts from shops in towns and villages across County Tipperary have spiralled, leaving already pressured traders in towns like Nenagh and Roscrea facing considerable financial losses. The huge jump in shoplifting in the …
- NY Gov. Kathy Hochul still publicly silent on state’s mask crackdown proposal April 12, 2025 5:01 am New York Post ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul’s last-minute push to crack down on public mask-wearing seems to be on the skids in the state legislature as she makes virtually no effort to publicly advocate for the issue. Hochul has been mum despite proposing a bill in the …
- ACLU of Michigan sues Trump for revoking UMich and Wayne State international student visas April 12, 2025 3:57 am The Michigan Daily This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The ACLU of Michigan announced Thursday they have filed a federal lawsuit and request for an emergency injunction on behalf of four international students who attend …
- Florida AG targets state attorney after she unveils new policy for case backlog April 12, 2025 2:50 am Florida Courier Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell holds a fist up as she speaks follow- ing her swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 7, in Orlando. RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA/ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS ORLANDO — Florida’s attorney general seemed to signal this week …
- Idaho judge says it’s not a crime to perform abortion in some medical cases April 12, 2025 2:26 am Idaho Capital Sun An Idaho district judge ruled Friday that pregnant patients who have a risk of dying without an abortion are not subject to the criminal penalties of the state’s abortion ban, but the plaintiffs say it doesn’t go far enough to offer real protection. The …
- DNA evidence links Rachel Morin's accused killer to crime scene, police say April 12, 2025 1:58 am CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland The prosecution has rested its case after six days of testimony in the case against the man charged with murdering Rachel Morin. A video seen by the public for the first time today shows the first interview with accused murderer Victor Martinez-Hernandez …
- Cohoes man sentenced to 17 years for June 2023 crime spree including attempted murder April 12, 2025 1:36 am WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York Cohoes, NY — A 41-year-old Cohoes man has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison for a series of violent attacks that occurred in June 2023. Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon announced the sentencing of Thomas Spears, who was convicted of …
Environmental Crime
- Top Senate Stories: TSSAA: Controversial Bill Allowing One-Time School Transfers Up For Senate Vote April 3, 2025 1:54 pm The Chattanoogan - Tennessee 8:30 a.m. - Senate Regular Calendar - Watch - 2. SB0016 by Lowe Bill holds churches, charities liable when they shelter undocumented people who commit a crime 8:30 a.m. - Senate Regular Calendar - Watch - 6. *SB0227 by Taylor If a church or charity that …
- Park Hills hosts town hall meeting to address Reworld concerns March 21, 2025 12:10 pm Farmington Press - Missouri Representatives from the City of Park Hills hear comments from the public. Lisa Brotherton-Barnes The Park Hills City Council adjusted their regular monthly meeting to be held at Mineral Area College’s Cardinal Center on March 11. They hosted …
- Fed Court Allows Major Retaliation Claims Against Apple to Proceed; NLRB Charges Apple March 3, 2025 10:46 pm Indybay - California Ashley Gjovik, a whistleblower over environmental dangers and violation of labor rights at Apple has won the right to proceed with her case against Apple. Federal Court Allows Major Retaliation Claims Against Apple to Proceed; NLRB Charges Apple with Labor …
- Letters to the editor for Sunday, February 23, 2025 February 23, 2025 11:53 am Naples Daily News - Florida Letters to the editor should be 250 words or less. Include your name and city or community of residence. Guest opinions should be 600 words or less and include a brief summary of the author’s credentials relevant to the topic. Guest opinions may include a …
- Staff placed on leave, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA February 8, 2025 11:12 am NBC News In the last two weeks, EPA staffers have had to contend with dramatic shake-ups at the agency. About 1,100 “probationary” employees were told they could be terminated, and 168 staffers working on environmental justice issues were put on leave. Lee Zeldin, …
- DOJ shutters environmental justice office February 7, 2025 1:22 am Courthouse News Environmental advocates warned that closing the Office of Environmental Justice would lead to more toxic contaminants, dangerous air and unsafe water in communities plagued by pollution. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Department of Justice shuttered a little-known …
- Sydney’s unusual sewerage system to blame for faecal and fat balls on beaches, experts claim January 17, 2025 2:03 pm The Guardian It’s the height of summer in Sydney, a time when tourists and locals are usually flocking to the city’s famous beaches. But nine beaches were shut to the public this week – including well-known Manly – after more ball-shaped debris washed ashore. Similar …
- Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition January 8, 2025 10:54 am Environmental Health News May 29, 2020, should have been a pride-filled day as I, a Black daughter of immigrants, would confer a master's degree from MIT. Instead, I grieved as I watched news coverage of the murder of George Floyd four days prior by Minneapolis police officer …
- How Specialized Cleanup Services Support Community Health And Safety November 5, 2024 10:14 am The Art of Healthy Living Specialized cleanup services do more than just handle messes; they protect communities from unseen hazards and contribute to public health and safety. These professionals are called upon for tasks that go beyond everyday cleaning, tackling everything from …
- A Trump Win Would Threaten Historic Climate Progress in North Carolina October 23, 2024 5:14 pm Rolling Stone In 1999, Hurricane Floyd roared through North Carolina as one of the state’s deadliest and most harmful hurricanes. It was the second major storm that month and the third in as many years to ravage the state. Chandra Taylor-Sawyer, senior attorney at the …
Critical Theory
- Religion or Ethnicity 3 - Untangling Critical Race Theory April 7, 2025 6:41 am Patheos In my February I talked about Untangling Critical Race Theory: What Christians Need to Know and Why it Matters by Ed Uszynski. In this post I want to continue reflecting on some of the gems in this very significant book that he says he wrote primarily to …
- Utah state school board rejects request to formally adopt anti-DEI stance, define DEI as ‘Marxist’ April 3, 2025 10:46 pm The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah The Utah State Board of Education rejected a request Thursday to formally adopt a stance against diversity, equity and inclusion. The decision came after state school board members received hundreds of phone calls and emails expressing concern over the …
- Imperialism and White Settler Colonialism in Marxist Theory March 31, 2025 2:44 am Hampton Institute By John Bellamy Foster Republished from Monthly Review. The concept of settler colonialism has always been a key element in the Marxist theory of imperialism, the meaning of which has gradually evolved over a century and a half. Today the reemergence of …
- Stalinist leader of Communist Party Marxist – Kenya (CPM-K) slanders Trotskyism following WSWS exposure March 28, 2025 6:47 pm World Socialist Web Site On March 12, Booker Omole, General Secretary of the Stalinist Communist Party Marxist – Kenya (CPM-K), published a statement on the party’s website titled “Combatting Trotskyism: The Time is Now, Not Later.” Omole launches a slanderous attack on Trotskyism …
- One Maher Is Becoming Red-Pilled, Another Is a Red March 27, 2025 2:36 pm Hot Air Two Mahers are in the news--for entirely different reasons. The first one is Bill Maher, who by now is familiar to anybody who retains more than two brain cells, is over 16, and owns electronic devices. He is the smart, witty, irreverent, and long-time …
- Meet the pro-CCP Marxist revolutionary group behind the Mahmoud Khalil protests March 21, 2025 5:55 am Just the News Protests against the arrest of a pro-Palestine Columbia graduate student are being organized by a Marxist revolutionary group that is pro-Communism, anti-Israel, and has potential links to the Chinese Communist Party. Mahmoud Khalil, a leader in the pro- …
- Twisting the truth: Wikipedia’s ongoing misinformation war March 20, 2025 3:06 am The Blaze For over a decade, I have argued with Wikipedia curators about the biographical sketch covering my life and work. Each time a surrogate or I correct false or slanderous details, the misinformation reappears within weeks — often with even greater …
- Michael Burawoy’s Marxism for Realists March 19, 2025 7:26 pm Jacobin The work of sociologist Michael Burawoy, who was killed in a traffic accident on February 3, combined in equal measure optimism and realism. Born the child of émigrés from the Soviet Union, he began his career in the mines of post-independence Zambia. …
- Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz and the Marxist Theory of Nationalism March 17, 2025 5:56 pm Jacobin Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz was an unusually inventive Marxist theoretician of the multiethnic imperial context in which he operated. Serving the Polish national cause, he blended socialism with sociology and Marxism with democratic nationalism. Instead of …
- Sin and the Concept of False Consciousness March 17, 2025 1:17 pm Word on Fire - Washington D.C. One of the themes that characterized the initial media coverage of Donald Trump’s victory in last year’s election was that of disbelief. The question progressive pundits kept asking was “Why did so many people vote for him?” As with Hillary Clinton in 2016 …
Vegan Criminology
- First Time In History : State Govt Gives Effect To 10 Laws After Supreme Court Declares Governor's "Deemed Assent" On Bills April 12, 2025 7:06 am Live Law The Tamil Nadu Government has notified the operation of 10 Acts, which the Supreme Court declared as "deemed" to have been assented to by Governor RN Ravi in view of the Governor's prolonged delay in clearing them and his unconstitutional …
- Citizens Demand Stricter Penalties for Animal Abuse April 12, 2025 6:57 am Great Belize Television Channel 5 Public outrage over the brutal attack on a horse by three youths has spilled from social media into the streets. News Five spoke with several people who expressed their disgust and called for stricter penalties and better enforcement. Many citizens …
- Five People Charged for Cruelty to Animals After Viral Video April 12, 2025 6:57 am Great Belize Television Channel 5 A viral social media video showing several people brutally attacking a horse with a machete has sparked outrage. The public and animal rights activists quickly called for the arrest of those involved. Thankfully, the injured horse, named Oney, has been …
- Vet Association: Belize's Legislation On Animal Cruelty Needs To Catch Up April 12, 2025 5:58 am Channel 7 Belize Vet Association: Belize's Legislation On Animal Cruelty Needs To Catch Up posted (April 11, 2025) And the Veterinary Association of Belize says that what happened to Wannie is only the tip of the iceberg. The president, Dr Victor Gongora, says they see …
- Palm Coast man arrested in Mississippi accused of killing girlfriend's cat April 12, 2025 4:14 am Fox 35 Orlando - Florida A man accused of killing his girlfriend's cat in Palm Coast, Florida, has been captured in Mississippi. Atticus Robert is facing felony charges of animal cruelty after he allegedly prevented his girlfriend from calling 911 or even leaving when she …
- Jeremy Clarkson slammed as 'hideous bully' over controversial animal on pub menu April 12, 2025 3:21 am Gloucestershire Live Jeremy Clarkson has come under fire for his decision to serve squirrel at his countryside pub, drawing criticism for what's been branded as a "hideous bully" move. The former 'Top Gear' presenter is planning to feature the bushy- …
- Zimparks, IFAW partnership allows wildlife to flourish in Hwange National Park April 12, 2025 3:01 am The Standard lioness A big lioness took its position under the cool shed of massive tree on the edge of a watering hole in an area befittingly named Shumba, deep inside the Hwange national park as it cooled the Sunday afternoon off. As the vehicles stopped and turned …
- Former Sask. couple found guilty of animal neglect in B.C. court April 12, 2025 2:38 am SaskToday.ca A couple convicted of animal neglect offences in a Swift Current court last month were convicted in a British Columbia court on similar charges last week. A couple who were facing animal neglect charges in a Swift Current court last month have been …
- Winchester woman faces even more animal cruelty charges April 12, 2025 1:09 am NBC Connecticut A 28-year-old Winchester woman is facing more animal cruelty charges after her initial arrest in an investigation which resulted in dozens of dogs being seized. Winchester Police Chief Chris Ciuci said the investigation started in February after complaints …
- Road to Animal Farm April 12, 2025 12:04 am This Day Daemi Kunaiyi-Akpanah In 1945, British writer George Orwell published Animal Farm, an allegorical masterpiece that received widespread acclaim for its thoughtful examination of unchecked power, the erosion of ideals, and the betrayal of principles. This …