Life
Old Bailey data shows growing intolerance for violence
Attitudes to brutality changed drastically during the Victorian era, says a linguistic analysis of testimony given in London's oldest criminal court
News
Life
Crime mining: Hidden history emerges from court data
Features
Race to read the H-bomb timestamp that marks all cells
Features
Technology
UK government tried 3D-printing guns to assess threat
News
Health
Prosecuting mothers-to-be won’t help disabled babies
Opinion
Health
Suicide watch prison sensor keeps an eye on inmates
News
Technology
Pirates incoming! Ship radar keeps watch and hits back
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Earth
How wildlife crime links us all to conflicts in Africa
Opinion
Earth
Ivory poaching funds most war and terrorism in Africa
News
Life
Facing up to the limits of DNA-based forensics
A new crime-fighting technique lets police reconstruct a suspect's appearance from DNA – but we must be alert to its potential for misuse
Opinion
Life
Genetic mugshot recreates faces from nothing but DNA
News
Humans
Perjurers and fake reviews train software to spot lies
News
Earth
Crime rates could rise as climate change bites
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Environment
Elephants and rhinos benefit from drone surveillance
News