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Tag: crime

UncategorizedMay 18, 2025

Profiling Knife Crime Offenders and Evaluating Interventions: Insights from a Systematic Review

A comprehensive systematic review published in Aggression and Violent Behavior (Browne et al., 2022) synthesizes data from 21 empirical studies—15 focused on offender profiles […]

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MindsetNovember 10, 2023

Reflections on self-defense and the act of taking someone’s life

Yesterday, a 77-year-old U.S. citizen named Kenneth Darlington, born in Panama, fatally injured two protestors who were blocking a road. Darlington now faces charges of aggravated homicide against both individuals, along with illegal possession of firearms. This incident has reignited the ongoing debate surrounding the concept of self-defense and its legal boundaries.

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