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Facing A New Problem: Cities, Crime, and the Criminal

Modernizing and Industrializing. Adolph Menzel, Das Eisenwalzwerk (Moderne Cyklopen) (1875). Source


Recently, Curing Crime featured an article that covered French Revolutionaries misguided belief that just laws would eradicate all c...

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A New Problem: Crime, Criminals, and Knowledge

Increasing Urbanization and Crime. Engraving by Louis-Sébastien Mercier. Source

Many Western societies became increasingly concerned about crime in the 19th century. This coincides with urbanization and industrialization and fears about ho...

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Juvenile Delinquents in Fascist Italy: Civil Detention in Mussolini’s Italy 1934-1945

Fascist states are a kind of totalitarian authoritarian State which aims to dominate every aspect of life. All communities have to think about dealing with troubled youth and offending juveniles, and consider whether they should be treated...

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Crime Monthly Jan 26: Medicine, Politics, Crime

Dear Readers,

I hope you had a good start to 2026. There is lots happening in the world, and it can, at times, be overwhelming. Nevertheless, I wanted to share a few selections based on what I have read this past month.


Polit...

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The Great Martians and The Criminal Jupitarians

I find myself thinking more about immigration than I ever thought I would. Recently, the discourse on crime has been closely tied to that of immigration. In this post, I want to create a fictional scenario to explore this issue.

Enter Mars...

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