violencevisual artMichael Elliott is a visual artist based in Jamaica. A number of Elliott's paintings make explicit reference to Jamaica's high levels of violent crime; to the entanglement of Jamaican party politics and criminal organizations in what is known as "garrison politics"; and to the...
In the United States of America, a rape case is observed every 3.8 minutes, indicating the prevalence of sexual violence and the urgent need for intervention and support. Japan reports that 12% of its population either experienced a crime or knows someone who has suffered from it in the last...
Confronting the Don: The Political Economy of Gang Violence in Jamaica (Small Arms Survey, 2010). Isaacs, M. & Witbooi, E. Fisheries crime, human rights and small-scale fisheries in South Africa: a case of bigger fish to fry. Mar. Policy 105, 158–168 (2019). Using empirical research...
Crime -- Illicit trafficking of vehicles is a form of organized crime which generates large profits for the perpetrators (estimated at 19 Billion USD which disappears into a parallel economy) and a feeling of insecurity that affects the public particularly due to the increased used of violence. ...
. . . It’s permissable for anyone, I should hope, to defend himself and I never allow anyone to use violence to me on principle, for it’s an act of despotism. What was I to do? I simply pushed her back.” “He-he-he!” Luzhin went on laughing maliciously. “You keep on ...
Broken down, those figures showed violence in Wales fell by an average of 6%, robbery by 10%, fraud by 11%, criminal damages by 14% and drug offences by 2%. The steep drop raised eyebrows, with John Flatley, head of the ONS crime statistics and analysis division, highlighting a big ...
“SHAIKH FAISAL,” 59, for using his public profile and personal network to recruit and provide support for the Islamic State’s acts of violence and terrorism against others.Convicted; terroristAbdullah el-Faisal, a Jamaican who was an outspoken supporter of the Islamic State, was the first ...
(X2), and Criminal Mischief. Rashid bonded out on his charges. On November 1, 2022, the Denton County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for Rashid's arrest for Aggravated Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury (X2), Continuous Violence Against the Family, Burglary of a Habitation with Intent ...
Crime analysts review all police reports every day with the goal of identifying patterns as they emerge. If a burglar starts targeting drugs stores in your jurisdiction, a crime analyst will let you know on the second incident. If domestic violence becomes a recurring problem in one family, an...
while violence in domestic contexts may not have declined or may even have increased. Our results might be hiding a more complex picture characterized by neighbourhood heterogeneity in terms of both the independent and the dependent variables. Research in Chicago shows that there is heterogeneity in ...