27/10/2015
"Criminals today are no more certain of getting arrested than criminals were in 1970. However, they are more certain of going to prison once arrested. So there is no more deterrence, just more punishment."
The big paradox of criminal justice in America
America has simply created a tremendous capacity to convict and incarcerate its citizens.
08/10/2015
Studying Global Criminology at the UU School of Law! The experience of students and teachers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-p0FwdSju0
Studying Global Criminology (MA) at Utrecht University School of Law
The master Global Criminology offers a critical and comparative perspective on criminology. Please have a look at the video to get an impression of this prog...
08/10/2015
http://www.theneweconomy.com/business/utrecht-where-people-come-to-live-happy-healthy-lives
Utrecht: where people come to live happy, healthy lives
We speak to officials from the City of Utrecht to find out how the city is managing a growing population and encouraging healthy lifestyles among its citizens
26/09/2015
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/25/industrial-farming-one-worst-crimes-history-ethical-question?CMP=fb_gu
Industrial farming is one of the worst crimes in history
The fate of industrially farmed animals is one of the most pressing ethical questions of our time. Tens of billions of sentient beings, each with complex sensations and emotions, live and die on a production line
22/09/2015
In some countries firefighters are volunteers, in others they are inmates. What do you think?
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/13/3691283/inmates-are-fighting-californias-wildfires/
Thousands Of Firefighters In California Are Inmates, Being Paid $1 An Hour On The Line
As climate change threatens to make fire season worse and prison reforms are reducing the state's source of cheap labor, California is reckoning with how it will fight fires in the future.