A criminologist pushed ChatGPT into accepting a false confession using fabricated evidence. The experiment raises a harder question about what confessions really prove.

Abolition does not erase punishment. It replaces the execution chamber with a cell the prisoner will likely never leave. Part III asks whether life without parole is mercy, a hidden death penalty, or simply the only punishment a fallible justice system can morally defend.

What drives criminal behaviour? The Crime Ledger examines key criminology theories — from strain theory to biosocial models — to understand how psychology, environment, and social structures shape crime.