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• Are corporate crimes serious?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/are-corporate-crimes-serious/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 Yes according to a new report Redefining criminality published by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies which considers public attitudes to corporate and individual offending.

• A System of Reintegration and Control: The Dual Functionality of Regional Convict Depots in Western

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/03/20/a-system-of-reintegration-and-control-the-dual-functionality-of-regional-convict-depots-in-western-australia/

  Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on March 20, 2017 By Kellie Moss   Fremantle Prison, Western Australia (authors own image).   The history of convict confinement in Western Australia has been dominated by one towering limestone structure: Fremantle prison.

• Surveillance Industry Index

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/12/surveillance-industry-index-2/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 12, 2016 Just launched by Privacy International and Transparency Toolkit this new tool aims to track the development of the global surveillance industry.

• Museum of the Bible opens

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/museum-of-the-bible-opens

  The Museum of the Bible opened today (Friday) in Washington DC. The 430,000 sq ft Museum has involved University of Leicester academic Professor Gordon Campbell.

• Crime surveys and more

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/crime-surveys-and-more/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 What do Americans fear? Find out in the Chapman University Survey . Categories include crime and natural disasters.

• Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/30/mexico-turns-to-social-media-for-information-and-survival/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2011 Mexicans are using social media sites such as twitter and face book to exchange information about violence, areas to avoid. Key examples are Wikinarco – https://www.wikinarco.

• Space technologies to help improve environmental and living conditions at banks of the Ganges

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/space-technologies-to-help-improve-environmental-and-living-conditions-at-banks-of-the-ganges

  International scientists, including researchers from our University, are using space sensors to monitor the health of land around the River Ganges in India, home to approximately 500 million people. The Ganges flows through India and Bangladesh.

• Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt. 2)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/04/08/keep-calm-and-scroll-on-pt-2/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 8, 2020         Although we can’t meet physically, the Archives & Special Collections team have enjoyed catching up virtually in our new work stations.

• European Politics and Policy blog (EUROPP) launched

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/02/european-politics-and-policy-blog-europp-launched/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2012 http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/about-europp/ Launched this week, a new blog from the London School of Economics.

• Social Entrepreneurship

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/07/social-entrepreneurship/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 7, 2014 A new standard to measure social impact is now available from the EU.