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The cyberattack that struck our university on January 11, 2025, was repelled through quick and vigilant action.

The TV series Adolescence might feel like dystopian fiction, but it could be closer to reality than we think.

Put two eyewitnesses of a crime together in an interview, and there's a good chance they'll provide relevant new information for a police investigation.

To the point: A research project examines the success rates and test results of applicants with and without a migration background.

Police officers in the Netherlands are rarely brought before the criminal court, and the country does not assess incidents of police violence according to the standards set by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

The government cannot achieve its target to halve violence against women and girls if it doesn't address the most serious perpetrators - and it isn't anywhere near knowing how to identify them.

Following former student Zhenhao Zou-s conviction for multiple rapes and other serious offences, we have issued this statement and are providing support for our community.

Investigative genetic genealogy is gaining traction as a revolutionary technique for identifying perpetrators of serious crimes.

People who speak with accents perceived as 'working-class' including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, and becoming victims of injustice, a new study suggests. Listeners think some accents sound guiltier than others and we should all be concerned about that Alice Paver Research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, raises serious concerns about bias in the UK criminal justice system due to negative stereotyping of accents.

In Quebec, gun trafficking isn't driven by organized crime, but rather by opportunistic individuals working at different levels, according to a study conducted at UdeM. Contrary to popular belief, Quebec's illegal firearms trade isn't driven by organized crime syndicates. Rather, opportunistic individuals and savvy private manufacturers seem to be behind most transactions.

Criminal behaviour in Toronto's crime hot spots is higher on weekends and holidays, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo and supported by the International Space University based in France.

Insights into patterns and risk factors identified through collaboration with the Calgary Police Service A new publication from the  School of Public Policy and  Shift: The Project to End Domestic Vio

Significant racial and gender disparities exist in U.S. crime victim compensation programs, revealing Black and Indigenous people as well as survivors of gender-based violence face uniq

Content warning* - please note there is distressing content in this press release. Nine fathers were given legal access by private family court law proceedings (PLP) to the children they were accused of sexually abusing, according to a qualitative study. The groundbreaking UKRI funded paper , published in the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, was carried out by University of Manchester researchers in partnership with members of SHERA Research Group and The Survivor Family Network.

State and federal laws across the United States prohibiting firearm possession in cases of domestic violence often lack enforcement mechanisms, which may lead to continued possession of firearms despite court orders, according to a University of Michigan study.

A new professor in UdeM's School of Criminology, the Toronto native specializes in the psychology of sexual disorders, including zoophilia.

Preliminary findings in Calgary show similarities to 2020 storm, which caused $1.2B in insured damages For the second time in less than five years, Calgary, Alta.

Testing hundreds of confiscated vapes in 38 schools in England reveals 1 in 6 (16.6%) contained spice Testing hundreds of confiscated vapes in 38 schools in England reveals 1 in 6 (16.6%) contained spice.

Housing lone children in Home Office child hotels, as occurred between 2021 and January 2024, increased the risks of trafficking and exploitation, according to a new report by UCL researchers working with ECPAT UK.

Waterloo researchers are known globally for tackling complex problems and Robert Jan van Pelt, of Waterloo's School of Architecture in Cambridge, is one of them.

Germanist examines how witnesses' style of language can influence the trust the police have in their statements Anyone who is asked to make a written statement after an accident - either as a witness

The study by a researcher from the University of Bern provides extraordinary insights into the networks of Islamist accomplices in the USA. These are characterized by common socio-cultural features, geographical proximity and ideological affiliation. In particular, the results could well contribute to the fight against terror networks at a local level.

Victim-survivors of rape and sexual assault feel perpetrators' rights and interests supersede their own at sentencing, according to new research led by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR).

New research from The University of Manchester has found that children are being swept up in murder and attempted murder cases - and being tried in adult courts - partly due to rap music culture being used as evidence against them. Rap lyrics and videos are regularly used as prosecution evidence in youth violence criminal cases in England and Wales.

A new data dashboard developed at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research will give an unprecedented look into the effects and outcomes of the U.S. criminal justice system.

The new PhD program will be offered as of the fall semester . With the creation of a certificate in criminology in 2011, Université Laval laid the cornerstone of a teaching structure for the criminological discipline. In 2012, a bachelor's program was launched. Then, in 2020, a master's program was launched.