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Against that backdrop, 88 percent of Brazilians favor tougher sentences for criminals and 79 percent support lowering the age of criminal responsibility, according to recent polls.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Masson called on the French government to provide more financial support to local areas and museums to protect artwork from "increasingly organised and determined criminals".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

After the BBC's investigation, Meta had said that "no system is perfect" and that "determined criminals continue to try to exploit our platform, including through our advertising systems".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Most crimes across Mexico went unsolved, and authorities sometimes appeared to be colluding with criminals instead of fighting them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

As described in chapter 4, many people labeled criminals describe an existential angst associated with their pariah status, an angst that casts a shadow over every aspect of their identity and social experience.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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