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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

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Noah 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...

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Steven 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...

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Clive 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...

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John 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...

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Gavin 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...

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Stephen 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

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Dahlia 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...

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Jack 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...

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Scott 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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