Walking away from terrorist offending is far more complicated than simply quitting a group or a cause. But evidence shows well-designed programs can work.
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Search engines, social media and AI models can be made as safe and reliable as bridges and water supplies.
Public safety workers face rising rates of psychological injury and suicide. Research suggests employers are focusing on the wrong solutions.
He also offers valuable lessons about how humans can interact – safely and responsibly – with marine wildlife.
The NFL draft will bring increased demand and risks for trafficking. Here’s what Pittsburgh needs to know, from warning signs to local prevention efforts.
The new police unit will attempt to prevent crime from happening before it starts. But research is mixed with this type of policing.
Survivor accounts reveal how quickly evacuation routes become fatal, and why the danger of getting behind the wheel is often underestimated.
When it comes to evacuating tall buildings in a fire, not everyone can take the stairs. Here’s what else high-rises need.
The 1984 shooting death of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.
Many of us fear our streets are getting less safe, but what does the data say about violent crime in Australia?
People spend less on groceries, restaurants and public activities for months after a fatal school shooting − costing communities millions.
Findings by a British Columbia inquiry into the vehicle attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in April show Canadian authorities have a lot of work to do to make public events safer for citizens.
Nearly half of New Zealand’s prison population is on remand. But these units are not suitable for successful rehabilitation, and most people are not eligible anyway.
Ghanaian police and judicial practice treats the right to protest as less valuable than the restrictions that may be applied.
Two men allegedly brought guns into the MCG during an AFL game, which has triggered serious questions about venue security processes in Australia.
Poor governance and incompetence plague South Africa’s public administration, particularly at the local level.
We’ve had many public awareness campaigns, yet Australia is still nowhere near the federal-government supported goal of zero drownings.
A global study found only 16% of local governments using AI systems had public facing policies about what they were doing.
A trained social worker helps people without homes obtain the support they need and addresses other residents’ concerns about street safety.
Shared e-scooters are much more regulated and monitored than privately owned e-scooters, which are likely to pose greater risks as a result.
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Director, XYX Lab, and Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
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Professor of Urban Geography, University of Sydney
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Professor, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Professor of Physics, Clemson University
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health and Co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University
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Principal Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Wildlife, University of Salford
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Honorary Fellow in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Founding Director, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) and Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University