Criminal justice

Law enforcement should fight crime, violence, and corruption and not pretend its job is to shrink the illicit drug supply enough to prevent its use

Cops—no matter their own race—are more confrontational toward Black drivers. Social psychologist Nicholas Camp describes ways to reduce police antagonism

A cybersecurity expert explains how the FBI’s operation against the ransomware group Hive will impact the rest of this criminal industry

A legal battle over nitrogen hypoxia, a new potential method of execution, raises ethical questions

A study shows that first responders who are not police can be more effective for low-level incidents

The matching of bullets to guns is subjective, and courts are starting to question it because of testimony from scientific experts

It’s scientists’ responsibility to reveal the inherent biases of studies used to disparage Black people and other groups

The DarkNPS algorithm has predicted the formulas of millions of potential drugs

More oversight of dealers and investment in impoverished communities are key to reducing violence, experts say

The chemical concentrations exceed EPA limits, and new human studies suggest they could do long-term damage

Witnesses were more accurate when they interacted with 3-D models than when they looked at still photographs. And the models were less expensive than an in-person lineup

If violent criminal tendencies peak during the teen years and seldom extend to midlife, should we still lock people up and throw away the key?