For gangs with a social media presence like Apex, theres no such thing as bad publicity

Jan 13, 2017 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law

Media-fuelled moral panics can increase the lawbreaking behaviour of targeted groups. This phenomenon was originally thought to arise through further isolation of these groups. But in the age of social media and online...

How timekeeping software helps companies nickel and dime their workers

Jan 12, 2017 14:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

If you work on an hourly basis, you may not have given much thought to what happens to your hours after you log out of your workstation. You might assume those hours are simply converted into dollars and show up on your...

There is no silver bullet to stop fraudsters

Jan 12, 2017 00:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

A common stereotype of fraudsters is that they are psychopaths. That fraudsters are considered manipulative, callous and remorseless is understandable, considering the consequences of fraud. But these traits are not...

Early signs show legal high ban is pushing sales from the high street to street dealers

Jan 10, 2017 14:53 pm UTC| Law

In the first six months after a new law banned the sale and production of psychoactive substances in Britain, over 31 shops have been shut and four people convicted. But there are early indications that the law could...

Do we all have a right to cross borders?

Jan 08, 2017 02:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

In early December, British foreign secretary Boris Johnson was forced to deny reports that hed told a group of ambassadors he was personally in favour of the free movement of people across the European Union. Given his...

Dodgy claims for complementary medicines? Here's how the drug watchdog could have more bite

Jan 08, 2017 02:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Complementary medicine suppliers are getting away with breaching advertising requirements because Australias medicines regulatory authority has no bite, new data confirms. This means consumers can have little confidence...

Is the US really ready to end its drug war?

Jan 06, 2017 09:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

In recent years an international movement to reform global narcotics policies has been growing, with activists and presidents alike declaring that the United States war on drugs has failed. Now it seems the US has finally...