The United States helped inspire Britain’s tough-on-crime politics. Even as crime fell and warnings mounted, politicians never looked back.
Tag: Crime and Criminals
After 4 Sons Vanish, Their Mother Devotes Her Life to Mexico’s Missing
Over 100,000 people are missing in Mexico, but even amid this national agony, one mother’s story stands out both for the scope of her suffering and for her work trying to end the nation’s nightmare.
A Shift in Crime
Murders are declining, but other crimes are still disrupting American life.
What’s Behind the Success of the Far-Right Sweden Democrats?
Campaigning on issues like immigration, religion, crime and the cost of environmental rules, the Sweden Democrats, a party with neo-Nazi roots, built its support.
A Drop in Murders
Despite the grim headlines, 2022 is less violent so far than last year.
Australia’s Law Against Foreign Interference Gets Test Case
A donation to a hospital led to criminal charges for an Australian of Chinese descent. The case hinges not on what he did, but on what he might have been planning to do.
At Least 21 Dead After 3 Tavern Shootings in South Africa
The shootings further highlighted concerns about safety, coming only two weeks after 21 teenagers died mysteriously in a coastal city tavern.
Marked by the Paris Attacks, and Now Defending Those Accused of Them
Half the lawyers speaking for the 20 men charged with involvement in the 2015 massacre belong to a young generation in France scarred by a spate of terrorist acts.
Fiji Hands Over Superyacht That U.S. Says Is Tied to Russian Oligarch
The handover of the Amadea is the latest development in a global effort to seize the assets of oligarchs with ties to Russia’s president.
A New Kind of Drug
How the country’s drug problem is changing, and why it’s growing.