James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology at Northeastern University, is skeptical that collecting data on police-related deaths by public health agencies will do much good. “I would agree that more data can only help,” he adds, “but we’ve got to be careful. These are not high numbers, so they’re very volatile.” That is, they […]

There’s no single answer for why the group has succeeded in attracting women, but law enforcement officials cite propaganda directed at that population. Even as IS spotlights decapitations of captives, recruitment videos that show smiling children paint a family-friendly portrait and suggest a role for women who join the self-described caliphate in Iraq and Syria. […]

There are two narratives out there. One claims that mass shootings are rampant and on the rise while the other says that mass shootings are rare and trendless. One is based on unofficial data of questionable reliability while the other originates from a careful assemblage of official crime reports. One can construct an argument that a mass shooting […]

Politicians, concerned citizens, and the media have been hotly debating whether or not we have a moral responsibility to resettle refugees fleeing the Syrian war and if so, how many we ought to resettle. Charity groups, religious leaders and morally conscious celebrities are among the many people who are encouraging the US and other states […]

IS “likes to say it’s not a terrorist group, but it’s really a state or a movement,” said Max Abrahms, a terrorism expert at Northeastern University. The FBI is investigating the shootings at the social services facility in San Bernardino as an act of terrorism. Comey said agents have found signs of radicalization, though no […]

The National Football League is about to face one of its greatest challenges. On Christmas Day 2015, Columbia Pictures will release Concussion, a film starring Will Smith. Smith plays Nigerian doctor Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who first identified chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brains of deceased football players. He estimated that a third of […]

At least 14 killed and 21 injured in a mass shooting at an office building in San Bernardino, Calif., allegedly by a couple armed and dressed for battle. The extent of carnage is absolutely shocking, while the relationship of the suspected gunman and gunwoman is surprising, but only somewhat so. It is quite true that […]