crime
Misogyny should be considered a hate crime
August 2, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he police force in the British county Nottinghamshire announced on July 13 that, in partnership with the Nottingham Women’s Centre, misogynistic acts can now be reported and investigated as hate crimes. The Nottinghamshire Police defined such acts as “behaviour targeted towards a woman by men simply because they are a woman,” according to their press release. The definition includes undesirable verbal, physical, and electronic interactions. This means that persistent catcalling and wolf-whistling, revenge porn, and social media abuse could all fit under the new definition. However, Jack Storey, a spokesperson for the Nottinghamshire Police, clarified with Global News that isolated…
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Drop the pot charges already
May 9, 2016[dropcap]L[/dropcap]egal marijuana is upon us! Health Minister Jane Philpott announced on April 20 (oh, the irony) that the process of legalizing pot would begin during the spring of 2017. Students, stoners, and probably several of our professors rejoiced. As most…
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Western travellers, beware!
March 29, 2016[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen news headlines around the world broke out that Otto Warmbier, 21-year-old American student from Ohio, was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour in North Korea because of “crimes against the state,” I could not feel sorry for him…
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New forensics course sparks program expansion
January 10, 2015Due to the overwhelming interest in SFU’s latest course, CRIM 449: Major Crime and Forensic Analysis for Law Enforcement, the School of Criminology will be expanding its offerings even further this year. Ryan Prox, a special constable with VPD and…
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