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February 15, 2017

Rockstar or Make-up Artist

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Peace index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Peace_Index#Global_Peace_Index_rankings
The Global Peace Index (GPI) is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness.[1] It is the product of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) and developed in consultation with an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks with data collected and collated by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The list was launched in May 2007 and updates have been made on an annual basis since then. It is claimed to be the first study to rank countries around the world according to their peacefulness. In 2014 it ranked 162 countries, up from 121 in 2007. The study is the brainchild of Australian technology entrepreneur Steve Killelea, founder of Integrated Research, and is endorsed by individuals such as Kofi Annan, the Dalai Lama, archbishop Desmond Tutu, Finland's President Sauli Niinistö, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, economist Jeffrey Sachs, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson and former US president Jimmy Carter.

Countries by Homicide rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#By_country
List of countries by intentional homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants. The reliability of underlying national murder rate data may vary.[1] The legal definition of "intentional homicide" differs among countries. Intentional homicide may or may not include infanticide, assisted suicide or euthanasia.

BBC News - Liz Truss: No 'quick fix' to cut prison population http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38955348
Prison numbers cannot be cut with "dangerous quick fix" solutions, the justice secretary has said. Liz Truss said the overcrowding is down to more criminals serving time for violence and sex crimes. She called for early interventions and better reforms but not shorter sentences, after a BBC investigation revealed chaos at one jail. The Howard League said the problems uncovered were seen in "almost every prison in the country".