Prosecutions are important, but not as the main policy lever for deterrence.
Collective vigilantism, group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community, is both global and common in the contemporary world. It…
Nonviolent action (NVA) campaigns are more frequent now than ever before, yet we know comparatively little about how the demographic…
Justice Samuel Alito said that abortion policy crafted by elected representatives in the states would be more responsive to what…
Last week’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, ending the right to an abortion in the US, allowed many Red states to adopt some of the most…
This introduction to the second installment of a two-part special issue focuses on actors and spaces that facilitate different forms of…
This article reviews the remarkable growth in empirical literature in political science on wartime sexual violence against civilians,…
Quantitative data about political violence are frequently based on “desk research,” data derived from secondary sources that do not require…
One of the core tasks of a well-functioning state is providing fair and adequate criminal justice. Recent events have raised concerns that…
In countries around the world, from the United States to the Philippines to Chile, police forces are at the center of social unrest and…