Islamic State and Technology – A Literature Review
Islamic State and Technology – A Literature Review This article offers an overview of the literature on how the Islamic State has used different technologies, primarily within the fields of…
Islamic State and Al-Nusra: Exploring Determinants of Chemical Weapons Usage Patterns
Islamic State and Al-Nusra: Exploring Determinants of Chemical Weapons Usage Patterns This article seeks to examine the determinants of use and non-use of chemical weapons between two typologically similar non-state…
Al-Qaida’s Complex Balancing Act in Syria
Al-Qaida’s Complex Balancing Act in Syria Over the years, al-Qaida has become an increasingly decentralized movement in which its geographically dispersed affiliates have assumed increasing levels of autonomy over their…
Success for al-Qaida in Syria?
Success for al-Qaida in Syria? This article considers how far one can describe al-Qaida’s experiences in Syria as a success. A common line of analysis has been that al-Qaida has…
The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction
The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction. By GarlandD. (Oxford University Press, 2016, 153 + xvi pp. £) Read the syndicated article here
Same Crime: Different Punishment? Investigating Sentencing Disparities Between Irish and Non-Irish Nationals in the Irish Criminal Justice System
Same Crime: Different Punishment? Investigating Sentencing Disparities Between Irish and Non-Irish Nationals in the Irish Criminal Justice System AbstractIreland’s economic growth from the late 1990s prompted sustained and diverse inward…
Injury resulting from targeted violence: An emergency department perspective
Injury resulting from targeted violence: An emergency department perspective Abstract BackgroundHate crimes – those perpetrated because of perceived difference, including disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender status – have…
Five Puerto Rico Police Department Officers Indicted on Federal Civil Rights, Obstruction of Justice and Perjury Charges
Five Puerto Rico Police Department Officers Indicted on Federal Civil Rights, Obstruction of Justice and Perjury Charges A second superseding indictment against five Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) officers was…
Former Sevierville, Tenn. Resident Convicted of Tax Evasion
Former Sevierville, Tenn. Resident Convicted of Tax Evasion The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Jimmie Duane Ross of Lehi, Utah, and formerly of Sevierville,…
Justice Department Files Suit to Stop San Diego Man from Preparing Tax Returns
Justice Department Files Suit to Stop San Diego Man from Preparing Tax Returns The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a civil injunction suit against Michael…
Antiques Dealer Pleads Guilty in New York City Federal Court to Wildlife Smuggling Conspiracy
Antiques Dealer Pleads Guilty in New York City Federal Court to Wildlife Smuggling Conspiracy Qiang Wang, a/k/a Jeffrey Wang, a New York antiques dealer, pleaded guilty today in federal court…
Associate Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at the Annual Awards Luncheon of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Training Conference
Associate Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at the Annual Awards Luncheon of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Training Conference These three principles — data-driven innovation, effective…