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Police and Criminal Justice in the USA
Race and Criminal Justice in the USA
a collection of articles and research about gun violence
a collection of articles looking at the problem of Biased Algorithms - and the importance of good data sets in AI
Crime in Mexico
A collection of articles and videos about crime and violence issues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A collection of articles and videos about crime and criminal justice in Brazil
a collection of articles and videos to help travelers to better understand - Crime and Mafia history in Italy
Encryption, Cybersecurity and Legal Issues, Law Enforcement
articles and videos looking at drone swarms
A collection of articles and videos about Smart homes and the Internet of Things (IoT)
AI and Law - Artificial Intelligence and Legal Research
a collection of articles, podcasts and resources looking at Artificial intelligence and algorithms in law, criminal justice and policing
Fentanyl - drug crisis in the USA
The War on Drugs, legalization, decriminalization - around the world
Protests, Democracy and Social Impact
a collection of Additional Suggested Resources for the CS Social Justice course
a collection of articles and discussions about the changing rules of the internet, specifically looking at the SESTA/FOSTA and Section 230 (USA)
Policy and the internet - regulation, legal
Clearview AI
A collection about Bail, Jail and Criminal Justice

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Article

Technology and the state. Surveillance capitalism

Silicon Valley is piling into the business of snooping. Tech upstarts are selling their wares to America’s police | Business (2023)


Article

Oregon botches the decriminalisation of drugs | The Economist

It failed to prepare the ground | Leaders Decriminalizing drugs: lessons from Oregon. States contemplating drug decriminalization need to prepar... (2023)


Article

Chicago’s woes are over-hyped | The Economist

In fact, the Windy City could offer a model for change across America | United States (2023)


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Balkan money-laundering is booming | The Economist

The property market makes a good place to hide ill-gotten gains | Europe (2021)


Article

Dirty Data, Bad Predictions: How Civil Rights Violations Impact Police Data, Predictive Policing Systems, and Justice

by Rashida Richardson, Jason Schultz, Kate Crawford :: SSRN In a research paper titled “Dirty Data, Bad Predictions,” lead author Rashida Richa... (2020)


Article

The lethal history of rubber bullets—and why they should never be used on peaceful protesters

Rubber bullets fired on protesters can kill. So why are we using them? (2020)


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An Algorithm That Grants Freedom, or Takes It Away - New York Times (2020)

Across the United States and Europe, software is making probation decisions and predicting whether teens will commit crime. Opponents want more hum... (2020)


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Opinion | Bribes to Get Into Yale and Stanford? What Else Is New? - The New York Times

A new college admissions scandal is just the latest proof of a grossly uneven playing field. (2019)


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Opinion | The Dangers of DNA Testing - The New York Times

In a new study, 74 out of 108 crime laboratories implicated an innocent person in a hypothetical bank robbery. (2018)


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Opinion | The Men Who Terrorize Rio - The New York Times

Ruthless mafia-like militias have taken over much of the Brazilian city, killing whomever they want, from City Council members to bird thieves. (2018)


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Brazil’s Crime Costs Double in Two Decades to More Than $75 Billion - Bloomberg

Crime now costs Latin America’s largest economy over $75 billion a year, double the amount of two decades prior, and efforts to combat its spread h... (2018)


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Causes and consequences of the Sicilian Mafia | VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal

The Mafia is often cited as one of the main reasons why Sicily has lagged behind the rest of Italy in economic and social development. This column ... (2018)


Article

How Nigeria is fighting corruption - The Economist explains

NIGERIANS know what to expect when they approach police checkpoints. “How can you appreciate me?” ask officers, AK-47s dangling languidly from thei... (2018)


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Why Italy’s anti-mafia movement is in trouble - The Economist explains

FEW people are more respected by the majority of Italians than those who fight their country’s powerful organised crime syndicates. (2018)


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America’s latest school slaughter - The banality of mass murder | The Economist

A 19-YEAR-OLD man wearing a gas mask and toting an assault rifle rampaged through his former school in Florida on February 14th, killing 17 pupils. (2018)


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Why Namibian chiefs are taking Germany to court - The Economist explains

IN 1904 the Herero people of modern-day Namibia rose up against German colonists, who had seized and settled much of their land. The response of th... (2018)


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How financial firms help catch crooks - The Economist explains

THE estimate is loose but noteworthy nonetheless. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reckons that every year crooks launder between $800b... (2018)


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What the Yugoslav war-crimes tribunal achieved - The Economist explains

THE International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which was established by the United Nations Security Council in 1993, closes ... (2018)


Article

Are programs better than people at predicting reoffending? | The Economist

IN AMERICA, computers have been used to assist bail and sentencing decisions for many years. Their proponents argue that the rigorous logic of an a... (2018)


Article

The Failed War on Drugs - The New York Times

Attacking rampant drug abuse by trying to shut off the supply has not worked. We need to try a new approach. (2018)


Article

Why Italy has not yet suffered Islamist terrorism - The mafia effect

THE image is of a young man with his back turned, grasping a large knife. Beside him in stark white capitals are the Italian words “Devi combatterl... (2017)


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Rio’s post-Olympic blues - Crime in Brazil

IN THE warren of alleyways that make up Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela, the air is heavy with foreboding. A feud between factions of the Amigos d... (2017)


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Brazil’s army is becoming a de facto police force - Daily chart

THE last time a big Brazilian city was attacked was in 1711, when a French corsair briefly captured Rio de Janeiro. The country’s official defence ... (2017)


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Brazil’s Crisis: How Fighting Corruption Could Imperil Political Stability - The New York Times

President Temer may be ousted just like his predecessor, Dilma Rousseff, prompting fears the country’s political institutions may struggle to regai... (2017)


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Why Amsterdam’s coffeeshops are closing - The Economist explains, man

ON DECEMBER 31st the world’s oldest coffeeshop, Mellow Yellow, in Amsterdam, was forced to roll down its bright yellow shutters one last time. (2018)


Article

Facts About Fentanyl | Song for Charlie

Fentanyl is nearly always described with the following three words: Powerful. Synthetic. Opioid. We break down facts about fentanyl to help you sta... (2023)


Article

Apple’s Mistake – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

While it’s possible to understand Apple’s motivations behind its decision to enable on-device scanning, the company had a better way to satisfy its... (2021)


Article

Ancestry says it fought two police requests to search its DNA database – TechCrunch

The DNA profiling company said it challenged the requests, which were later withdrawn. (2021)


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Minneapolis police tapped Google to identify George Floyd protesters – TechCrunch

Civil liberties groups have criticized the use of these dragnet search warrants. The search warrant compelled Google to provide police with the ... (2021)


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DC residents get visits from FBI as agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol

One DC resident said she was visited by the FBI because her cell phone pinged off a cell tower near the Capitol on the day of the riots. (2021)


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Why Belgium is now the cocaine capital of Europe

With record seizures of cocaine at Belgian ports, the country has become Europe’s cocaine-trafficking capital. As the flow of drugs increases, loca... (2023)


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America’s opioid crisis - How the Mexican cartels are making profits now - The Economist

Mexican cartels and criminals are the leading producers of illegal synthetic drugs. This shift is fuelling the latest phase in America’s opioid cri... (2022)


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Joe Rogan Experience #1368 - Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden is an American whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 when he w... (2019)


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What if we ended the injustice of bail? | Robin Steinberg - TED

On any given night, more than 450,000 people in the United States are locked up in jail simply because they don't have enough money to pay bail. Th... (2018)


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Bail: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver explains why America’s bail system is better for the reality tv industry than it is for the justice system. Connect with Last Week Toni... (2018)


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Ugly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino

TED-Ed Published on Jan 25, 2018 When historians talk about the atrocities of the 20th century, we often think of those that took place during ... (2018)


Podcast

274- The Age of the Algorithm - 99% Invisible | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from 99% Invisible on Spotify. Computer algorithms now shape our world in profound and mostly invisible ways. They predict i... (2022)


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