Amid a stabbing ‘epidemic’ in London, a Home Office campaign aims to challenge perceptions that having knives is normal, and that carrying weapons makes young people safer
Erwin James, a double murderer, served 20 years in prison - a spell that he decided he must make meaningful. Now working as a professional journalist, he urges other inmates to try to transform [...]
New technology and community engagement strategies have helped the city's police force cut gun crime
From terror attacks in London and Manchester, to the US withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty, and the Grenfell Tower fire: bad news has dominated in recent months. But there are inspiring [...]
More than 30 years since its inception, the US-led ‘war on drugs’ has done little to slow the rate of drug dependence and misuse around the world, and even less to address the causes. Ahead of [...]
The process of restorative justice – where offenders and victims meet in a safe, guided environment – is helping reduce crime and giving victims a chance to move on with their lives
Latest campaign from random-act-of-kindness group aims to help police officers appear less scary to children
Injuries sustained through violence are falling year-on-year in England and Wales, but critics claim the statistics are misleading
Former gang member Simeon Moore took control of his own life, before helping set up peace talks between Birmingham gangs. Now working to help young people, he tells Laura Smith about his vision [...]
The UK is getting more peaceful, but it’s not just the absence of violent crime that we should recognise
Violent crime and homicide rates have fallen significantly over the past ten years, making the UK a more peaceful place to live
Murders in New York City have decreased significantly, mirroring trends across the rest of the United States
The official Crime Survey of England and Wales reveals a significant drop in crime, with similar results reported in Scotland
The homicide rate in England and Wales fell by 14% during 2011-2012
UK lawyers campaign for environmental destruction to be recognised as a crime against peace and for the creation of an international court for the environment
The time has come for the world community to recognise that war, rather than an instrument for the elimination of terrorists and aggressors, is a crime against humanity.
