Criminals often falsify their identities intentionally in order to deter police investigations. In this paper we focus on uncovering patterns of criminal identity deception observed through a case study performed at a local law enforcement agency. We define criminal identity deception based on an understanding of the various theories of deception. We interview a police detective expert and disc...

The study of criminal networks using traces from heterogeneous communication media is acquiring increasing importance in nowadays society. The usage of communication media such as phone calls and online social networks leaves digital traces in the form of metadata that can be used for this type of analysis. The goal of this work is twofold: first we provide a theoretical framework for the probl...

Received 9 August 2012 Accepted 9 August 2012 Terminology The sexual behaviour of people has always been of interest to others throughout history and many forms of sexual activity have been the subject of control by the established church or state. What is interesting though is the response at different times to the same sex act, which can range from a public round of applause to the death sent...

Historically, laws and policies to criminalize drug use or possession were rooted in explicit racism, they continue wreak havoc on certain racialized communities. We are a group of bioethicists, experts, legal scholars, criminal justice researchers, sociologists, psychologists, other allied professionals who have come together support policy proposal that is evidence-based ethically recommended...

This research aims to find an effective legal policy model for handling the criminal case of plantation land opening by fire, especially those carried out corporations in Indonesia. Criminal law enforcement these cases is not yet fully integrated. Thus, it requires multidoor approach. The approach utilizes several provisions maximize all constitutional potentials and minimize failures starting ...