Matthew Sweet and guests discuss community, legal and state responses to crime from medieval times to now. Show more How have attitudes to punishment changed over time, and what ideas about the ...

At dawn on Aug 15 2004, Atefeh Sahaaleh was executed in Iran for “crimes against chastity”. The 16-year-old had been raped ...

At dawn on Aug 15 2004, Atefeh Sahaaleh was executed in Iran for “crimes against chastity”. The 16-year-old had been raped ...

The Christian communal movement has long faced accusations from former members who allege harsh discipline, forced labor and ...

In the Middle Ages, punishment was meant to be seen. Criminals were locked into stocks and pillories in town centers where neighbors hurled filth, stones, and insults. Some were maimed or killed by ...

Record number of executions in Saudi Arabia and drugs crackdown in Iran offset broader global trend away from capital ...

A multi-agency law enforcement effort in Louisiana resulted in nearly 500 arrests. The operation, which began in October 2025, targeted violent crime, gangs, and drug dealers. Authorities seized 109 ...

A mother shot dead outside a supermarket. A man killed after leaving a mosque. A doctor gunned down while treating patients. These shocking cases are no longer anomalies: they are the toll of a ...

Despite a solid cast and pedigree of its own, a Los Angeles crime saga borrows all its best moves from Michael Mann. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel joined forces to demand government action in the face of a spiraling death toll from criminal violence among Arabs. By Isabel Kershner and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad ...

Bart Layton’s “Crime 101” is a “Heat” pastiche that, even if it falls well shy of its Michael Mann blueprint, has some basic appeal going for it. Los Angeles crime movies are fun. Chris Hemsworth ...