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Duke University study finds racial disparity in convictions by all-white juries Duke University has released a new study that finds that all-White juries convicted Black defendants significantly more often than when the defendant was White. This article examines the impact of jury racial composition on trial outcomes using a data set of felony trials in Florida between […]

243 cameras to be strategically placed around New Providence Island (Nassau), Bahamas to monitor, prevent and detect crimes Travis Cartwright-Carroll The Nassau Guardian Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said yesterday that the implementation of closed circuit television (CCTV) camera throughout The Bahamas will not, in isolation, reduce the crime rate, adding that other factors […]

United Kingdom falls into double-dip recession   By Mike Obel International Business Times The United Kingdom, Europe’s third-largest economy, fell into recession in the first quarter as its gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent, a contraction that followed the fourth-quarter’s 0.3 percent decline. The decline, which is the country’s second since the Great Recession, stemmed […]