Douglas Starr on the Pioneers of Criminology
Boston University professor delves into the origins of crime science, using literary and historical works to explain early forensics, phrenology and criminal psychologyRead full interview
View ArticleNoah Charney on Art Crime
Detail from The Nativity with St Francis and St Lawrence by CaravaggioThe historian takes us on a grand tour of art theft and looting, taking in the Romans, Cosa Nostra and the man who stole the most...
View ArticleSteven Pinker on the Decline of Violence
Our TV screens may be full of news about war and crime, but this masks a fall in historical terms in the number of violent deaths that’s nothing short of astonishing, says the psychologist. He tells us...
View ArticleClive Stafford Smith on Capital Punishment
Image from Wikimedia CommonsThe lawyer, who’s defended many clients on death row, tells us why the legal system in capital cases is set up to fail, and says all of us should know more about what...
View ArticleJohn Dickie on the Italian Mafia
Marcello Paternostro/Getty ImagesThe three biggest Italian mafias remain a powerful presence, with tentacles reaching deep inside Italian business and politics. The author of Mafia Brotherhoods busts...
View ArticleGavin Knight on Gang Crime
Inner-city crime is a matter of deprivation not race, and comes from a street culture that respects extreme violence, says the author of a new book based on two years among British gangs and the police...
View ArticleStephen Breyer on Intellectual Influences
The US Supreme Court Justice discusses five books that have influenced his thinking, and explains why reading widely, including literature, is essential for judges and lawyersRead full interview
View ArticleDahlia Lithwick on US Supreme Court Justices
Image by Mark Fischer on FlickrWho are the men and women in black robes who sit on America’s highest judicial bench? A legal correspondent takes us inside this most influential institution through a...
View ArticleJack Rakove on the US Constitution
The Pulitzer prize-winning history professor tells us how the Constitution came to be written and ratified and explains why, after more than 200 years, Americans are still so deeply wedded to itRead...
View ArticleScott Turow on Legal Novels
The author tells us about his favourite novels with legal themes and the issues of justice, morality and human mess they bring to lightRead full interview
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