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EurekAlert Public release date: 1-Aug-2012, 01.08.2012
Childhood defiance correlated with drug dependence
EurekAlert Public release date: 1-Aug-2012, 01.08.2012
Students trading sex for drugs or alcohol happens also in rural B.C.: UBC research
Los Angeles Times August 1, 2012, 01.08.2012
Illegal immigrant rearrest rate is 16%, study says
By Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau
Toronto Sun, 01.08.2012
Connecting crime dots
Is there a link between gang violence and immigration policies?
Martin Collacott
The Walrus Magazine (Kanada),, 01.08.2012
From the Middle East, but No Longer of It
Journalists Nahlah Ayed and Kamal Al-Solaylee publish culturally informed memoirs criticizing the rise of political Islam in their ancestral homelands
Jeet Heer
Ohio State University, 01.08.2012
Jailhouse Phone Calls Reveal When Domestic Abusers Most Likely to Attack
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An analysis of jailhouse phone calls between men charged with felony domestic violence and their victims allowed researchers for the first time to see exactly what triggered episodes of violent abuse.
New York Times, 01.08.2012
In Harlem, a Surprising Pair, Allied Against Violence
It was an unusual pairing: the gruff and pragmatic police veteran who exhibits little tolerance for political rhetoric, and the Harlem political activist whose inflammatory oration once incited widespread criticism.
WENDY RUDERMAN
Scoop.co.nz (press release), 02.08.2012
Sensible Sentencing Guilty of Elder Abuse
Press Release: Rethinking Crime and Punishment
guardian.co.uk,, 02.08.2012
Vulnerable people on remand need help - and not just from the Prison Service
It may be written by the chief inspector of prisons, but don't be fooled - this report is about social justice not crime
Vicki Helyar-Cardwell
Newswise, 03.08.2012
Psychology Gives Courts, Policymakers Evidence to Help Judge Adolescents’ Actions
Determining when a teenage brain becomes an adult brain is not an exact science but it’s getting closer, according to an expert in adolescent developmental psychology, speaking at the American Psychological Association’s 120th Annual Convention.
Wired online (USA),, 03.08.2012
Raging Bulls: How Wall Street Got Addicted to Light-Speed Trading
Wall Street used to bet on companies that build things. Now it just bets on technologies that make faster and faster trades.
Jerry AdlerEmail
The Economist print edition, 04.08.2012
The synthetic scare
Public health and law authorities are sounding an alarm about new drugs
The Economist print edition, 04.08.2012
Like a bad dream
Unrest that seemed epoch-making a year ago has changed little. That is surprising—and worrying
Newswise, 04.08.2012
Cyberbullying Less Frequent Than Traditional Bullying, According to International Studies
Online Bullying is Often an Extension of In-person Tactics, Says Bullying Expert
The Economist print edition, 04.08.2012
Generational warfare
Young and old have different ideas on how to rebuild tsunami-stricken communities
Telegraph.co.uk, 05.08.2012
One year on, the scars of the riots still run deep
Worse still, some fear that such terrifying disorder could happen again
Andrew Gilligan
Michigan State University, 06.08.2012
Parents get physical with unruly kids, study finds
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Parents get physical with their misbehaving children in public much more than they show in laboratory experiments and acknowledge in surveys, according to one of the first real-world studies of caregiver discipline.
Forbes, 06.08.2012
Algorithm Aims To Predict Crime By Tracking Mobile Phones
Parmy Olson, Forbes Staff
EurekAlert, 06.08.2012
UK riots 2011: Holding media to account after the riots
Study by University of Leicester sociologist examines media's impact on communities
PolitiFact, 06.08.2012
Frank Lautenberg says gun violence claimed more American lives in U.S. than in Iraq and Afghanistan
Wired.com, 06.08.2012
How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking
In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. And worst of all, my AppleID account was broken into, and my hackers used it to remotely erase all of the data on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
Mat Honan
EurekAlert, 06.08.2012
The scientific side of steroid use and abuse
Leslie Henderson is concerned about steroid abuse, not necessarily by sports luminaries like Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire, but rather by adolescents
The Atlantic Cities, 06.08.2012
Why Cyclists Run Red Lights
This past weekend Randy Cohen, former author of the "Ethicist" column in the New York Times Magazine, wrote an op-ed for the paper in which he admitted with pride to running red lights. Although the action is illegal, Cohen considers it ethical:
Eric Jaffe
New York Times, 06.08.2012
The Leak Police
In the months leading up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, this newspaper famously published a number of stories regurgitating the Bush administration hype about Saddam Hussein’s supposed arsenal of mass destruction.
BILL KELLER
EurekAlert, 06.08.2012
Study: Telling fewer lies linked to better health and relationships
"Pants on fire" isn't the only problem liars face. New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that when people managed to reduce their lies in given weeks across a 10-week study, they reported significantly improved physical and mental health in those same weeks.
Student Pulse, 07.08.2012
Ethical Considerations in Criminal Justice Research: Informed Consent and Confidentiality
Joshua A Jones
EurekAlert, 07.08.2012
Searching for tumors or handguns can be like looking for food
DURHAM, N.C. -- If past experience makes you think there's going to be one more cashew at the bottom of the bowl, you're likely to search through those mixed nuts a little longer.
Bloomberg Businessweek (USA),, 07.08.2012
The Narco Tunnels of Nogales
If everyone had kept quiet, it could have been the most valuable parking spot on earth. Convenient only to the careworn clothing stores clustered in the southern end of downtown Nogales, Ariz., it offered little to shoppers, and mile-long Union Pacific (UNP) trains sometimes cut it off from much of the city for 20 minutes at a time. But the location was perfect: In the middle of the short stretch of East International Street, overshadowed by the blank walls of quiet commercial property, the space was less than 50 feet from the international border with Mexico.
Adam Higginbotham
RH Reality Check (blog), 07.08.2012
Does Counseling Batterers Work? Here's What My Own Story Reveals
My thirteen-year-old son Joe had been yelling at me for nearly 90 minutes when I snapped. The nightmarish feeling he had turned into his sometimes-terrifying father drove me over the edge.
Cindy Tuneri
New York Times, 07.08.2012
The Perfect Non-Crime
EVEN if we could make it impossible for people to commit crimes, should we? Or would doing so improperly deprive people of their freedom?
MICHAEL L. RICH
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, 08.08.2012
In the Wake of Miller v. Alabama, States Should Rethink How to Hold Youthful Offenders Accountable
Many states are scrambling to figure out how to comply with the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for children are cruel and unusual punishments.
Jody Kent Lavy
News-Medical.net, 08.08.2012
Greening vacant lots may reduce violent crime
Greening vacant lots may make neighborhood residents feel safer and may be associated with reductions in certain gun crimes, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Results show that residents living near greened vacant lots feel safer than those near non-greened sites. Additionally, researchers noted that incidents of police-reported crimes may be reduced after greening. The results expand upon previous studies and are the next step in helping researchers understand the full impact of vacant lot greening on crime, safety, and health. Full results of the study were published online this week in Injury Prevention.
Christian Science Monitor online, 08.08.2012
Guatemalan police graduates ready to protect and serve ... without guns.
Guatemala does not have enough guns to arm the latest crop of police graduates, pointing to the financial factors holding back the reform and expansion of the force
Hannah Stone,
Johns Hopkins University, 08.08.2012
Alcohol Advertising Standards Violations Most Common in Magazines with Youthful Audiences
First Study to Examine the Relationship of Risky Content in Alcohol Ads to Youth Exposure
EurekAlert Public release date, 08.08.2012
Adolescents in substance abuse programs report using other's med marijuana
AURORA, Colo. – (Aug. 8. 2012) - A recent study by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers shows that it is very common for adolescents in substance abuse treatment to use medical marijuana recommended to someone else (also known as "diverted" medical marijuana).
Ealing Gazette, 08.08.2012
Riots study professor supports tough sentences
A UNIVERSITY professor says he supports tough sentences for rioters after a study showed that three quarters of suspects had previous convictions.
Poppy Bradbury
Youth Today -, 08.08.2012
New Report Charts A Decade of Changes to the Nation’s Juvenile Justice System
Recently, the National Conference of State Legislators published Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation 2001-2011, a decade-long analysis of changes that have occurred to the nation’s juvenile justice system
James Swift
Telegraph.co.uk (blog), 08.08.2012
Lie detectors and sex offenders: response by the University of Kent
After I wrote a piece for our science page a week or so ago about lie detectors, the authors of a Kent University study that I mentioned got in touch to ask to respond. Here's Dr Jane Wood, of the university's Centre of Research and Education in Forensic Psychology:
Tom Chivers
New York Times, 08.08.2012
Post-9/11 Expertise Helps Put Names on Cold Case Corpses
On a winter’s night in early 2004, after a late visit at his parents’ house near Cleveland, Javier Reveron called his mother to let her know he had driven home safely. Then he vanished
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
New York Times, 08.08.2012
Music Style Is Called Supremacist Recruiting Tool
MILWAUKEE — The shooting rampage by an avowed white supremacist that killed six people at a suburban Sikh Temple near here came at a time of both growth and disarray in the supremacist movement.
JAMES DAO and SERGE F. KOVALESKI
San Francisco Chronicle (blog), 08.08.2012
Been-there, done-that policing?
Relief but also lingering questions are greeting Mayor Ed Lee’s recent decision not to pursue a stop-and-frisk policy, where police stop and search people they deem suspicious in an effort to seize illegal guns.
InsightCrime, 08.08.2012
Painkiller Black Market Will Likely Attract Mexico Criminal Groups
Examining the question of whether Mexico's criminal organizations could find a market within US prescription drug abuse, analyst James Bosworth argues that the groups have plenty of good reasons to do so
James Bosworth
Telegraph.co.uk, 08.08.2012
Britain, the 'United Nations of Crime', pays to spruce up foreign jails
British taxpayers are paying to refurbish prisons in other countries in a desperate attempt by the Government to repatriate foreign criminals
Tom Whitehead
Computerworld, 09.08.2012
NYPD launches new analytics tool for fighting terror, crime
City s new Domain Awareness System was developed in collaboration with Microsoft
Jaikumar Vijayan
Huffington Post, 09.08.2012
Manufacturing Low Crime Rates at the NYPD: Reputation Versus Safety Under Bloomberg and Kelly
The practice of manufacturing artificially low crime rates increased substantially after 2002 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his police commissioner Raymond Kelly. New research based on interviews with 2,000 retired police officers from the NYPD reveals pervasive, system-wide corruption of criminal records and police practices. This research suggests that concern with the department's reputation for reducing crime, much more than with public safety, drives police policy.
Jesse Levine, John A. Eterno and Eli B. Silverman
The Independent, 09.08.2012
Ian Birrell: It's not just the bad apples – it's our rotten society's attitudes
The assaults at Winterbourne View were horrific. But just as shocking were the systematic failures of one protective authority after another to stop them
Ian Birrell
New Scientist (blog), 09.08.2012
Glowing chemical lights up a suspect's fingerprints
A door knocked off its hinges. Furniture in disarray. A billowing curtain, masking an open window. A crime scene - complete with murder victim. But whodunnit?
Nicola Guttridge
io9, 09.08.2012
Three Strange Theories About Why America’s Crime Rate Is So Low
Despite its reputation as a hive of gun-toting murderous maniacs, the United States has enjoyed a tremendous drop in crime over the past twenty years. The murder rate alone is half what it was two decades ago, but all types of crime have plummeted. What could be causing this unexpected long-term trend? Social scientists have proposed some pretty weird theories which could just be right.
Annalee Newitz
Los Angeles Times, 09.08.2012
The nonthreatening path of a future mass murderer
Wade Michael Page seemed racist but not violent, according to a scholar who studied the future Sikh temple shooter and other white supremacists in Orange County. He says Page cited his time in the Army as influencing his beliefs.
Christopher Goffard and Molly Hennessy-Fiske
guardian.co.uk, 09.08.2012
Britain faces legal challenge over secret US 'kill list' in Afghanistan
Afghan man who lost relatives in missile strike says UK role in supplying information to US military may be unlawful
Nick Hopkins
MedPage Today, 09.08.2012
Where Have All the Forensic Pathologists Gone?
Matthew Fleming, Kaiser Health News
EurekAlert, 10.08.2012
Rooting out rumors, epidemics, and crime -- with math
Investigators are well aware of how difficult it is to trace an unlawful act to its source. The job was arguably easier with old, Mafia-style criminal organizations, as their hierarchical structures more or less resembled predictable family trees
openDemocracy, 10.08.2012
Snap goes the crocodile
Marina Akhmedova spent four days in the company of drug users in Yekaterinburg, central Russia, and was met with a picture of desperation, punctured by love, humanity and misplaced hope. Shortly after it was published, this harrowing piece of reportage journalism was banned in Russia.
Marina Akhmedova
The New Republic online, 10.08.2012
A Hip-Hop Enthusiast in Defense of White Power Music
John McWhorter
PreventionAction, 10.08.2012
Shining light into the black box
Randomized controlled trials have many benefits. These experiments, when done well, leave little doubt over a program’s or treatment’s effectiveness. But many randomized controlled trials suffer from a common limitation: they treat evaluation like a “black box”, carefully monitoring what goes in and what comes out of an intervention, but overlooking the active ingredients and processes that bring about change.
St. Louis Beacon, 10.08.2012
Crime programs reduce violence by focusing on what works
Robert Joiner, Beacon staff
Telegraph.co.uk, 11.08.2012
Analysis: trying to identify far-right killers before they strike
It’s easy to see the crazed race hatred of a violent white supremacist after the fact but getting them before they kill is an imperfect science at best
Daily Beast, Eliza Shapiro
Huffington Post, 11.08.2012
Gun Violence Is Social Disease, Public Health Experts Say
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
The News Journal, 11.08.2012
The cost of a murder
With every killing, taxpayers statewide get huge bill to pay
The Economist (UK),, 11.08.2012
Identity crisis
Technology and globalisation are giving a boost to the trade in fake identity cards
The Economist (UK),, 11.08.2012
Wait a second
The latest cock-up on Wall Street shows that more safeguards are needed
Huffington Post, 12.08.2012
Aggressive Dog Breed Owners Are More Hostile Than Other Dog Owners, New Study Suggests
Stephanie Pappas
Newswise, 12.08.2012
Psychopaths Get a Break From Biology
A University of Utah survey of judges in 19 states found that if a convicted criminal is a psychopath, judges consider it an aggravating factor in sentencing, but if judges also hear biological explanations for the disorder, they reduce the sentence by about a year on average.
Medicaldaily.com, 13.08.2012
"Drunkorexia" Is the New Form of Binge Drinking
Drunkorexia is when young women, and sometimes men, limit their amount of food consumption in order to reserve calories for consuming large amounts of alcohol at a time.
Nikki Tucker
Salon, 13.08.2012
Why conservatives obsess over flash mobs and “race riots”
How and why the right suddenly became very, very frightened of black people
Alex Pareene
The Copenhagen Post, 13.08.2012
Police: Video surveillance doesn't deter crime
CCTV too expensive and yields too little, police say to the disappointment of politicians that hoped for more extensive video surveillance in Copenhagen
BBC News, 13.08.2012
NSPCC say one in five child sex assaults by family member
The NSPCC reports said sexual offences against children accounted for 56% of all reported sexual crime.
National Post, 13.08.2012
One in five Torontonians say they have personally suffered a violent crime: poll
Megan O'Toole
TIME, 13.08.2012
Central America’s Gang Wars: A Truce Leads to an Unusual Peace
How a truce between El Salvador's most feared gangs is offering a glimmer of hope for the violence-plagued region
Alfonso Serrano
EurekAlert, 13.08.2012
Research shows how computation can predict group conflict
MADISON -- When conflict breaks out in social groups, individuals make strategic decisions about how to behave based on their understanding of alliances and feuds in the group.
guardian.co.uk,, 14.08.2012
Government tackles abuse of children accused of witchcraft
Action plan aims to destroy 'wall of silence' around issue and bring more offenders to justice
Alexandra Topping
guardian.co.uk,, 14.08.2012
Government tackles abuse of children accused of witchcraft
Action plan aims to destroy 'wall of silence' around issue and bring more offenders to justice
Alexandra Topping
Times LIVE, 14.08.2012
Police killings are soaring
A policeman has been killed on average every 10 days over the past two months.
GRAEME HOSKEN
EurekAlert, 14.08.2012
Girls with ADHD at risk for self-injury, suicide attempts as young adults, says new research
Childhood diagnosis of ADHD linked to more psychological problems later in life
Dissident Voice, 14.08.2012
What If There Were No Police?
Moving past the failed institution of “the police”
Kimberly Wilder
Newswise, 14.08.2012
Why Are People Overconfident So Often? It’s All About Social Status
Researchers have long known that people are very frequently overconfident – that they tend to believe they are more physically talented, socially adept, and skilled at their job than they actually are.
Huffington Post UK, 15.08.2012
National Ugly Mugs Scheme - Protecting Sex Workers From Predators
Alex Bryce.
Christian Science Monitor, 15.08.2012
How much do we really know about the Zetas?
As Mexico prepares to deploy 12,000 troops against the Zetas, one of the top drug trafficking groups in Mexico, a new book argues that nobody has a clear understanding of the group.
Patrick Corcoran
Loughborough News, 15.08.2012
New forensic institute at the University of Leicester will help police forces solve ‘unusual crimes’
The University of Leicester is establishing a new forensic science Institute which aims to help UK police forces solve unconventional crimes
EurekAlert, 15.08.2012
High potency and synthetic marijuana pose real dangers in first weeks of pregnancy
Marijuana is up to 20 times more potent than it was 40 years ago and most pregnant women who use the drug are totally unaware that it could harm their unborn child before they even know they are pregnant.
Salon, 15.08.2012
The sham “terrorism expert” industry
A highly ideological, jingoistic clique masquerades as objective scholars, all to justify US militarism
Glenn Greenwald
Telegraph.co.uk -, 15.08.2012
Theresa May blocks Chinese visa plans over organised crime fears
The Home Secretary is blocking plans by her cabinet colleagues to make it easier for Chinese tourists to get visas amid fears it will lead to a rise in organised crime, according to a leaked letter.
Rowena Mason
SPIEGEL ONLINE, 15.08.2012
Orgy on the Danube
Report Reveals Details of Insurer's Sex Party
David Böcking
Salon, 15.08.2012
Pot: Not just for losers!
Medical-marijuana foes want to keep kids drug-free. But legalization hasn't led to youthful experimentation
By Martin Lee
Excerpted from "Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana -- Medical, Recreational and Scientific"
Martin Lee
New York Times, 16.08.2012
Unprosecuted Hate Crimes
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. told the Senate in 2009 that “we have a significant hate crimes problem in this country.” The recent murders at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin have raised this issue in the public consciousness.
The Economist (UK),, 16.08.2012
Culture matters more
The far right in Europe is rising in many European countries in spite of its inability to provide a coherent economic message
CNN, 16.08.2012
When are drone killings illegal?
Editor's note: Mary Ellen O'Connell holds the Robert and Marion Short Chair in Law and is research professor of international dispute resolution at the Kroc Institute for Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Mary Ellen O'Connell,
Christian Science Monitor, 16.08.2012
Gun, ammunition, Chick-fil-A? A shooting suspect's unusual profile. (+video)
The suspect in the shooting at a conservative group's office is described as a supporter of gay rights who had Chick-fil-A sandwiches in his bag. The FBI is investigating the attack as a possible hate crime.
Mark Guarino
University of Iowa, 16.08.2012
Why are elderly duped?
UI team pinpoints where doubt arises in human mind
Richard C. Lewis
Scientific Computing, 16.08.2012
Rooting out Rumors, Epidemics and Crime with Math
A team of scientists has developed an algorithm that can identify the source of an epidemic or information circulating within a network, a method that also could be used to help with criminal investigations
EurekAlert Public, 16.08.2012
World's largest tobacco use study: Tobacco control remains major challenge
Study of tobacco use in 3 billion people from 16 countries demonstrates powerful pro-tobacco forces still at work,
Daily Beast, 16.08.2012
Is the Family Research Council Really a Hate Group?
The conservative organization is using violence at its headquarters to protest the Southern Poverty Law Center’s conclusion that it’s a hate group. Is it all just politics, or do they have a point?
Newswise, 16.08.2012
Model Shows Dramatic Global Decline in Ratio of Workers to Retired People
A new statistical model predicts that by 2100 the number of people older than 85 worldwide will increase more than previously estimated, and there will be fewer working-age adults to support them than previously expected.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
PreventionAction, 16.08.2012
Are boosters worth a boast?
Programs that focus on improving family relationships and parenting behavior as a means to reducing later antisocial behavior in children have been shown to be effective, at least in the short term. But do the impacts last?
New York Times, 17.08.2012
Study of Judges Finds Evidence From Brain Scans Led to Lighter Sentences
BENEDICT CAREY
Aarhus University, 17.08.2012
War is not necessarily the cause of post-traumatic stress disorder
Recent research carried out at Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University shows that surprisingly, the majority of soldiers exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome were suffering from poor mental health before they were posted to a war zone.
BBC News, 17.08.2012
South Africa's Lonmin Marikana mine clashes killed 30
Disturbing scenes as police fire at miners in South Africa
EurekAlert, 17.08.2012
Study explores the impact of corruption and military organization on civilians
EurekAlert Public, 17.08.2012
Regions vary in paying prisoners to participate in research
Analysis shows inconsistency in how, when incentives used for research participants under criminal justice supervision
Telegraph.co.uk, 17.08.2012
A decade after Steven Pinker's The Blank Slate, why is human nature still taboo?
Ed West
guardian.co.uk, 17.08.2012
The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford – review
Scientific American (blog), 17.08.2012
Dragging humanity up the shining hills of a GIS map to create a virtuous planetary superorganism: A review of ‘The Neighborhood Project’.
Madhusudan Katti
guardian.co.uk, 17.08.2012
In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in the French Revolution by Sophie Wahnich – review
Ruth Scurr
CounterCurrents.org, 18.08.2012
"The World Is Improving Better Than Pessimists Know, But Dangers Are Worse Than Optimists Indicate"
Jerome C. Glenn
Huffington Post, 18.08.2012
Moors Murders: Ian Brady Refused To Co-operate With Covert Police Operation To Find Keith Bennett
EurekAlert Public, 20.08.2012
Binge drinking college students are happier than their non-binge drinking peers
Toronto Star - Published, 20.08.2012
Police dilemma: How to identify and head off mass killers without violating privacy rights
Ronald Crelinsten
Huffington Post Posted, 20.08.2012
Drop In Circumcisions Could Cost Billions, Study Says
Catherine Pearson
EurekAlert, 20.08.2012
The Innocence Project: Science helping innocent people proven guilty
Michael Bernstein
PreventionAction, 20.08.2012
The transformation of New York City, piece by piece
In the 1980s, New York had a reputation as a dangerous, crime-ridden city. The city government was in crisis, with severe financial problems. There was a sense that New York was out of control
New York Times (blog), 20.08.2012
Examining the Ponzi Scheme Through the Mind of the Con Artist
DIANA B. HENRIQUES
Student Pulse, 20.08.2012
Wrongful Conviction in the American Judicial Process: History, Scope, and Analysis
Joshua A. Jones
Los Angeles Times, 21.08.2012
Goldberg: The politicization of violence
The political climate hasn't led to more violence; it has led to the politicization of violence.
Jonah Goldberg
, 21.08.2012
Researchers Assess Stereotypes of Immigrants and Views on the Impact of Immigration
A new study led by the University of Cincinnati examines stereotypes of immigrants from four global regions and measures opinions of the impact of immigration on U.S. society.
2012 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
Monitor's Editorial Board, 21.08.2012
The 'light' touch to curb urban killing
Recent murders in cities like Boston that already have used new crime-fighting methods call for more individuals to put a caring light on gang crime in their communities
Christian Science Monitor
Canada.com, 21.08.2012
Sex killers not who you think they are, researchers say
Study said to reveal clearest picture yet of these murderers and their victims
DOUGLAS QUAN
Police Oracle, 21.08.2012
Anger Over 'Police Reform Apocalypse' Tweet
Policy Exchange's Blair Gibbs says remark was a "tongue in cheek" reference to previous comments
Evening Standard, 21.08.2012
Teenagers being ordered to burgle houses as gang initiation
Teenagers are being ordered to commit household burglaries as an initiation rite to join gangs, police and community leaders warned today.
Justin Davenport
New York Times, 21.08.2012
Majority in City See Police as Favoring Whites, Poll Finds
A significant majority of New Yorkers say the Police Department favors whites over blacks, according to a new poll by The New York Times.
MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and MARJORIE CONNELLY
EurekAlert Public, 21.08.2012
Chain of violence
Study shows impact on Palestinian and Israeli children
ABC News (blog), 21.08.2012
Todd Akin Challenged by Doctors on Rape and Pregnancy
DR. SWATI SHROFF and DR. TIFFANY CHAO
Wall Street Journal (blog), 21.08.2012
Are You a Hero or a Bystander?
Who Is Likely to Step Up or Freeze Up in a Crisis; Research Identifies Prime Traits
SUE SHELLENBARGER
Huffington Post UK, 21.08.2012
Julian Assange: What Does Reaction To His Alleged Crime Tell Us About Attitudes To Rape In The UK?
Dina.Rickman
Huffington Post, 21.08.2012
U.S. Military Battling White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis In Its Own Ranks
Daniel Trotta
InSight Crime, 21.08.2012
As Drug Trade Spreads, Youth Homicide in Brazil Spikes
According to a recent study, youth homicide has skyrocketed in Brazil over the past 30 years, growing by over 300 percent, a possible result of the expanded drug trade that has placed young people at ever increasing risk as gangs seek to recruit them.
Christopher Looft
University of Copenhagen, 22.08.2012
Close contact with young people at risk of suicide has no effect
ABC Online, 23.08.2012
Boot camps a bad idea say crime academics
A north Queensland criminology academic has spoken out against a $2 million boot camp program to be trialled in Cairns.
Sam Davis
Nature.com, 23.08.2012
Forensic investigation needs more science
Innocence Project calls on chemists to support forensics reform
Daniel Cressey
Christian Science Monitor, 23.08.2012
Crime pays? Mexico's unemployed youth a driving factor in organized crime
Eight million youths are unemployed in Mexico, and cartel work can have a big draw: An enforcer for a large cartel can make nearly three times as much as the national average salary.
Geoffrey Ramsey
Highbrow Magazine, 23.08.2012
More States Seek to Abolish Capital Punishment, Citing Hefty Costs, Wrongful Convictions
Rene Ciria-Cruz
guardian.co.uk, 24.08.2012
Tackling gun violence, one block at a time, in New York
Mass shootings make dramatic headlines, but they miss the real story: communities acting to stem the menace of gun crime
Sarika Bansal
guardian.co.uk, 24.08.2012
The importance of the Anders Breivik verdict reaches beyond Norway
The guilty verdict, which declares Breivik sane, means the hard right cannot distance itself from his rhetoric of hate
Tad Tietze
Telegraph.co.uk, 25.08.2012
Victims let down by court cuts, claims research
Victims of crime are being let down by cuts in the court system which have led to offenders being given lenient sentences, according to new research.
David Barrett
Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog, 26.08.2012
Study: When it gets above 90 degrees in Dallas, crime cools off. Or at least it used to, anyway.
Robert Wilonsky
New York Times, 26.08.2012
Where the Mob Keeps Its Money
THE global financial crisis has been a blessing for organized crime. A series of recent scandals have exposed the connection between some of the biggest global banks and the seamy underworld of mobsters, smugglers, drug traffickers and arms dealers. American banks have profited from money laundering by Latin American drug cartels, while the European debt crisis has strengthened the grip of the loan sharks and speculators who control the vast underground economies in countries like Spain and Greece.
ROBERTO SAVIANO
Chicago Tribune, 26.08.2012
Study: Suburban shops large source of guns used in city crime
A new study on guns seized by Chicago police shows that suburban gun shops are a main source of guns used in crimes in the city.
Dan Hinkel
New York Times, 26.08.2012
No Crime, No Punishment
When the Justice Department recently closed its criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs, it became all but certain that no major American banks or their top executives would ever face criminal charges for their role in the financial crisis.
Newsroom America, 27.08.2012
Media Violence Consumption Increases The Relative Risk Of Aggression
Newsroom America Staff
New York Times, 27.08.2012
Before Gunfire, Hints of ‘Bad News’
ERICA GOODE, SERGE F. KOVALESKI, JACK HEALY and DAN FROSCH
Reuters UK, 27.08.2012
Teens who smoke pot can damage memory, intelligence
Teenagers who become hooked on cannabis before they reach 18 may be causing lasting damage to their intelligence, memory and attention, according to the results of a large, long-term study published on Monday.
Kate Kelland
The Huffington Post, 28.08.2012
Drug Legalization: Pros And Cons As To Its Viability As A Means To End The Drug War
Seattle Weekly (blog), 29.08.2012
Can A Million Dollars and Three Years of Research Fix Rainier Beach's Most Notorious Crime Hotspot?
Keegan Hamilton
Jerusalem Post, 30.08.2012
In Focus: Hype or hypothesis?
Is the recent rash of violent incidents involving Israeli youth indicative of a trend?
ILENE PRUSHER
Business Insider, 31.08.2012
Study: Being A Psychopath Could Be An 'Unscrupulous' Evolutionary Strategy
Erin Fuchs
Liverpool John Moores University, 31.08.2012
Chiefs of Police in city to discuss future of policing
Chiefs of Police from two of the country’s largest forces will discuss the future of policing at Liverpool John Moores University next week (Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 September).
EurekAlert, 31.08.2012
Traumatic childhood may increase the risk of drug addiction
Research examines the link between a traumatic upbringing and personality traits which increase the risk of addiction
EurekAlert, 31.08.2012
Traumatic childhood may increase the risk of drug addiction
Research examines the link between a traumatic upbringing and personality traits which increase the risk of addiction
Prevention Action, 31.08.2012
And now, a big step toward EPEC success
A parenting program delivered by parents to parents in a deprived inner London borough delivers impressive improvements in child behavior, according to a newly published study. Just as impressive, 92% of these so-called “hard-to-reach” parents stuck with the program.
Association for Psychological Science, 31.08.2012
