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‘Murder map’ reveals medieval London’s meanest streets

28 Nov 2018

First digital map of the murders recorded by the city's Coroner in early 1300s shows Cheapside and Cornhill were homicide ‘hot spots’, and Sundays...

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Global violence rates could be halved in just 30 years, say leading experts

18 Sep 2014

Research shows that homicide rates in many countries are falling; leading experts from around the world believe that global rates of homicide and...

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Jordanian women in Amman.

Belief that honour killings are ‘justified’ still prevalent among Jordan’s next generation, study shows

20 Jun 2013

New research into attitudes of 15-year-olds in Middle Eastern nation shows that the practice of brutal vigilante justice, predominantly against young...

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Crime and punishment: a 19th-century love affair

30 Apr 2013

The violence of everyday life in 19th-century Europe – including murder most foul, handsome bandits, wicked women and huge crowds at executions – is...

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