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Hundreds of children made to wear GPS tags by UK's Ministry of Justice

24 March 2023

Child offenders as young as 12 have been given GPS ankle tags as part of a scheme introduced for England and Wales by the UK's Ministry of Justice

AI predicts crime a week in advance with 90 per cent accuracy

30 June 2022

An artificial intelligence that scours crime data can predict the location of crimes in the coming week with up to 90 per cent accuracy, but there are concerns how systems like this can perpetuate bias

DENVER, CO. - JUNE 16: Edna Abraham Gezahegne is scolded by a man she found slumped over his wheelchair on the 16th Street Mall in Denver, CO, June 16, 2014. The man was angry at Edna for calling 911. She was sure the man needed medical attention and suspected he might have some mental health issues,

Mental health emergency responder programme cut crime rates in Denver

8 June 2022

A six-month pilot programme in Denver, Colorado, that had mental health specialists instead of police respond to non-violent emergency calls reduced non-violent crime by 34 per cent

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on October 24, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Lightcoin have seen unprecedented growth in 2017, despite remaining extremely volatile. While digital currencies across the board have divided opinion between financial institutions, and now have a market cap of around 175 Billion USD, the crypto sector coninues to grow, as it sees wider mainstreem adoption. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

UK police forces have seized more than £300 million in bitcoin

5 January 2022

Figures gathered by New Scientist show that UK police forces have seized bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies worth more than £300 million during criminal investigations.

An area deforested by ranchers in the San Jose Las Flores community, 300 km north of Guatemala City

Money-laundering drug cartels are driving deforestation in Guatemala

1 July 2020

The practice of "narco-ranching", in which drug traffickers launder money through cattle ranches, seems to be responsible for swathes of deforestation in Guatemala, according to an analysis of aerial images

Efforts to stop prisoners reoffending can be useless or even backfire

11 March 2020

Efforts to prevent prisoners from reoffending are often lacking in scientific rigour and can even fly in the face of available evidence

Concerns raised over Indian government's plan for face recognition

11 December 2019

India's government wants to build one of the largest face recognition systems in the world, but campaigners are concerned

We live in uncertain times, but we can all take back control

16 October 2019

Whether we are waiting on a diagnosis or a house sale, Brexit resolution or a climate breakthrough, insecurity can gnaw at our psyches. But we are learning how to fight back

These evidence-based strategies may turn the tide on domestic violence

16 October 2019

Deaths due to domestic violence have surged in the UK. Evidence suggests that a mixture of programmes to switch attitudes and help violent men change can help