Pathologization can end up masking the system behind the violence, but also the collective traumas that spur further violence.
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The use of 3D-printed guns in criminal and violent activities is likely to continue to increase. And governments and police will continue to have trouble regulating them.
Comparisons between our current era and the societal rot of the Gilded Age abound. But it might be more useful to explore how Americans escaped the crises of the late-19th century.
Why is the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, being likened to a modern-day Robin Hood? The criminal justice system’s focus on street crime over corporate crime may explain it.
The slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — and the support his accused killer has received on social media — is similar to previous U.S. manhunts, trials and criminal spectacles.
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Full Professor of Criminology & English Literature, Western University
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Professor of American History, Stanford University
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Associate Professor, Criminology, Ontario Tech University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Doctoral candidate and lecturer, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa