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Crime

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Will the Migrant “Surge” Raise Crime?

  • May 3, 2021
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Brett McCully An influx of immigrants at the southern border of…
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Line of police officers with batons and camo. Photo courtesy of katesheets.
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Militarization of the Police

  • March 25, 2020
Guest post by Lindsay P. Cohn The COVID-19 pandemic raises important questions about civil liberties and the use…
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“In Mexico, 9 women are murdered each day. Not one more!” Photo courtesy of Thayne Tuason.
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Violence in Mexico May Be Worse Than You Think

  • March 18, 2020
By Aila M. Matanock In February, a 25-year-old woman named Ingrid Escamilla was stabbed to death, and her…
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“Violence will not come back to my city.” An anti-violence campaign sign in Medellin, Colombia. Photo courtesy of Albeiror24.
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The Promise and Perils of Postwar Cities

  • January 24, 2020
Guest post by Kristine Höglund, Emma Elfversson, and Ivan Gusic More than half of the global population lives…
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What Crime Data from Sweden Can – and Cannot – Tell Us

  • April 19, 2017
Guest post by Christopher J. Fariss and Kristine Eck.  Data on crime, sexual assault, and rape from Sweden…
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Seeing Flight as a Non-violent Option: One Way to Change the Discourse about the World’s 60 Million Refugees

  • January 26, 2016
By Erica Chenoweth and Hakim Young for Denver Dialogues Today, one in every 122 humans living on the…
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Explaining High Murder Rates in Latin America: It’s Not Drugs

  • August 30, 2012
By Elaine Denny and Barbara F. Walter In a background paper for the World Bank on homicide rates James D.…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world's conflict zones. Supported by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.

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Political Violence @ a Glance is an online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara Walter and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Political Violence @ A Glance is supported by the UC Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation, a University of California think tank specializing in research, training, and policy engagement around issues related to international security, economic development, political violence and its antecedents, and peace building.