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Sam Wilks
20 hours ago5 min read
Breaking the Cycle: How to Counteract the Cloward-Piven Strategy and Restore Economic Freedom
The choice is clear. Embrace the politics of dependence and decline or fight for the principles of freedom and self-reliance.
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Sam Wilks
2 days ago5 min read
Can Crime Mapping Technology Make Cities Safer?
Crime mapping relies on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to track and analyse criminal activity.
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Sam Wilks
3 days ago4 min read
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Crime Reduction
Faith-based institutions also create tightly knit communities, providing a sense of belonging and deterring criminal behaviour.
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Sam Wilks
4 days ago6 min read
The Road to Serfdom: Cloward-Piven’s Role in Modern Policy Disasters
The NT government’s creation of an unelected "uber" bureaucrat is a textbook case of centralizing power under the guise of efficiency.
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Sam Wilks
5 days ago5 min read
How Cross-Border Bikie Gangs and Criminal Cartels Affect Local Crime Rates
Bikie gangs, often romanticised in popular culture, have long outgrown their image as rebellious motorcyclists living outside the law.
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Sam Wilks
6 days ago5 min read
The Neuroscience of Crime: How Brain Abnormalities Influence Criminality
The neuroscience of crime provides a sobering reality, many criminals are not merely products of their environment but their own neurology
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Sam Wilks
Feb 265 min read
How Welfare Dependency Can Contribute to Crime
f the goal is to reduce crime, then the first step is to dismantle the welfare structures that enable it.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 264 min read
The Cloward-Piven Strategy and the Death of Middle-Class Prosperity
This is the Road to Serfdom Friedrich Hayek describes.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 245 min read
How Strict Gun Laws Impact Crime Rates
If the goal is truly to reduce violent crime, then the conversation needs to shift away from restriction and toward empowerment.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 236 min read
Should the Death Penalty Be Used as a Deterrent?
History also reveals that governments, when granted absolute authority, abuse it every single time.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 216 min read
Does School Discipline Prevent or Promote Crime?
The most effective way to support innovation and improvement is through competition and reward.Â
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Sam Wilks
Feb 206 min read
Mandatory Sentencing: Does It Deter Criminal Behaviour?
The effectiveness of mandatory sentencing depends on what one hopes to achieve.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 195 min read
The Hidden Hand: How Bureaucrats and Politicians Use Cloward-Piven to Maintain Power
People tend to be far more polite when the consequence of bad behaviour is far more permanent.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 174 min read
Can Personality Traits Predict Criminal Behaviour?
Personality traits alone do not dictate criminal behaviour, but they serve as critical indicators that should not be ignored.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 165 min read
USAID and the Destruction Caused by Good Intentions!
Aid distribution also introduces a political dimension that can be highly destabilising.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 163 min read
Why Speedy Trials Matter in Reducing Crime and Backlogs
Speedy trials are not just about efficiency, they are about justice. Justice delayed is often justice denied.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 155 min read
From Crisis to Control: How the Cloward-Piven Strategy Undermines Free Societies
It is no coincidence that many of these NGOs are backed by individuals who profit from economic destabilization and social chaos.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 145 min read
Does Access to Free Education Reduce Crime Rates?
Access to education is not a guaranteed pathway to lower crime rates.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 136 min read
The Relationship Between Housing Policy and Crime Rates
Crime is not an inevitability, it is a consequence of poor incentives, weak enforcement, and misplaced priorities.
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Sam Wilks
Feb 125 min read
The Role of Predictive Policing in Crime Reduction
Criminals thrive in environments where information is siloed.
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