It’s a hot August day in Tampa, Florida. A camera hovers over a few drops of red blood on the side of a car, before panning out to reveal the full extent of the damage. The door has a bullet hole, ...

Lecturer in Criminology. Police and policing. Dept of Security Studies & Criminology, Macquarie University When you watch the news, one phrase usually comes up as soon as crime is mentioned: “police ...

Inside an unoccupied house, a student gingerly pushes open a creaky door and takes a wary step into a dark room—only to find the walls completely splattered with blood. It sounds like the cliché ...