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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
Kenosha News-, 01.06.2013
Should we legalize marijuana?
Though support for such a move is rising, police chief, sheriff voice a firm ‘no’
Melinda Tichelaar
The Times Herald, 01.06.2013
Under the Gun: Parental supervision can be the key to preventing crime
GARY PULEO
The Globe and Mail Published, 03.06.2013
The drug war debate must change. Canada can help
ROBERT MUGGAH
Le Monde diplomatique, 03.06.2013
Terrorists without a cause
Scholars of terrorism have anticipated the next development: ‘lone wolf’ operators who solo, or in tiny closely linked units, attack with motives compounded of politics, religion and personal grievances. The Boston bombings in April were just such a lone wolf attack.
Murad Batal Al-Shishani
Toronto Star, 03.06.2013
Colombia’s controversial cure for coke addicts: Give them marijuana
Jim Wyss The Miami Herald
Toronto Star, 03.06.2013
Colombia’s controversial cure for coke addicts: Give them marijuana
Jim Wyss The Miami Herald
Pacific Standard, 03.06.2013
The Only Place Where They’ll Inject You With Heroin for Free
In downtown Vancouver, government-approved researchers are providing drug addicts with heroin to see if a dependable supply of the substance will improve lives.
New York Times, 03.06.2013
Fighting the Image of the ‘Burning’ Borough
The Bronx has been trying to remove the scorch marks from its name since the 1970s, when arson fires, rampant crime and poverty pushed residents out in droves; made the borough a national symbol of urban decay; and saddled it with the apocalyptic phrase, “the Bronx is burning.”
WINNIE HU
PreventionAction, 03.06.2013
Strengthening families, strengthening the public purse?
As social service budgets are squeezed, the search is on for programs that reduce public costs without putting children at risk. In the case of families affected by substance use, the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) may fit the bill.
New York Times, 04.06.2013
Blacks Are Singled Out for Marijuana Arrests, Federal Data Suggests
IAN URBINA
EurekAlert!, 04.06.2013
Exposure to rocket attacks in Israel increases adolescent violence -- Ben-Gurion U. study
EurekAlert!, 04.06.2013
Not really 'bath salts' -- paper provides update on 'designer stimulants'
Journal of Addiction Medicine reviews emerging data on new and hazardous drugs of abuse
New York Times, 05.06.2013
After a Police Pursuit Ends Fatally, Doubts Arise Over the Decision to Give Chase
J. DAVID GOODMAN
Christian Science Monitor, 05.06.2013
Though reports about bullying are increasing, the behavior itself is not
Bullying, according to new data, is down among US middle school students, despite an increase in media reports coving the subject. In fact, violence has dropped nearly 75 percent in the last two decades.
Anne Collier
Naked Security, 05.06.2013
Cybercrooks use photo-sharing to plant malware in online auto ad scams, FBI warns
New York Times, 05.06.2013
Italy's Migrant Detention Centers Are Cruel, Rights Groups Say
ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
The Guardian, 05.06.2013
Islamophobic hate crime: is it getting worse?
From online abuse to fire bombs thrown at mosques, there has been a spike in anti-Muslim attacks. While many incidents are not reported to the police, groups such as the Tell Mama project paint a worrying picture of rising Islamophobia and violence
Homa Khaleeli
TheWrap-, 05.06.2013
Report: More Research Needed on Link Between Media and Violence
National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine said existing research is inadequate
Ira Teinowitz
The Independent, 05.06.2013
How to protect your stay-at-home gadgets: A burglary can teach you important lessons about security
David Crookes
The Atlantic, 05.06.2013
Muslim Light: What's Behind Turkey's Islamization and the Protests Against It
Erdogan has been pushing for an end to alcohol, kissing and other hallmarks of secularization, with disastrous results.
FWWeekly-, 05.06.2013
Victims of the Registry
Juvenile sex offenders get virtual life sentences for sometimes minor acts.
ESPN, 05.06.2013
When The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly
A journey into the world of Italy's racist soccer thugs.
Wright Thompson
New Zealand Herald, 06.06.2013
Policing the digital economy: Outgunned in high-tech Wild West
Audrey Young
guardian.co.uk, 06.06.2013
Police stop and search has had a toxic effect on Britain's ethnic minorities
A reduction in the number of searches is welcome, but a sense of injustice remains and reconciliation is required
Michael Shiner and Rebekah Delsol
Haaretz, 06.06.2013
Are we born racist? A new Israeli study has some surprising answers
Is racial discrimination innate or learned? Are humans programmed to prefer their own group over others? Prof. Gil Diesendruck of Bar-Ilan University’s Psychology Department and Gonda Brain Research Center tries to answer these questions.
Smadar Reisfeld
The Conversation, 06.06.2013
The mistreatment of older people: is it time to legislate against abuse?
The Conversation, 06.06.2013
The mistreatment of older people: is it time to legislate against abuse?
Shelby Township Source Newspapers, 07.06.2013
James Holmes' insanity plea faces historically long odds
John Ingold
RT, 07.06.2013
Widespread rape by staff indicates 'fundamental failure' of juvenile detention
Teenagers jailed in the United States are frequently, and often repeatedly, raped in juvenile detention centers throughout the country, according to a US Department of Justice survey obtained by Pro Publica.
The Atlantic, 07.06.2013
When Sci-Fi Crime-Prevention Tactics Aren't Actually That Far-Fetched
The Purge seems implausible, but according to criminologists, some sci-fi films' law-enforcement methods could be possible one day—and some are in use right now.
Daniel Bettridge
Guardian Express, 08.06.2013
Murders And Sexual Assaults Escalate As Stalkers Terrorize America
Stalking can happen to anyone: It can happen to you!
Marlene Affeld
The Economist, 08.06.2013
Gangland Britain
Britain has the gangsters it deserves, but not the police it needs
The Economist, 08.06.2013
Admit nothing and deny everything
Barack Obama says he is ready to talk with Xi Jinping about Chinese cyber-attacks. That makes one of them
The Economist, 08.06.2013
Won’t hurt a bit
The Supreme Court rules that police can collect DNA from anyone they arrest
The Economist, 08.06.2013
Full of hot air
A fund's collapse is a classic tale of trader hubris
Hedge Hogs: The Cowboy Traders Behind Wall Street’s Largest Hedge-Fund Disaster. By Barbara Dreyfuss. Random House; 285 pages; $28 and £19.99.
Newswise, 08.06.2013
Tackling Disruptive Behaviour in Early Childhood ‘Could Prevent Substance Use in Adolescence’
Delivering a two-year intervention programme to disruptive kindergarten children could help prevent substance use in adolescence, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Newswise, 08.06.2013
Tackling Disruptive Behaviour in Early Childhood ‘Could Prevent Substance Use in Adolescence’
Delivering a two-year intervention programme to disruptive kindergarten children could help prevent substance use in adolescence, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
The Guardian, 09.06.2013
Fighting terrorism: Do 'deradicalisation' camps really work?
Thousands of militants around the world are enrolled in deradicalisation schemes designed to lead them away from extremism. But doubts are growing about how effective they are
Jason Burke
Northumberland Gazette, 09.06.2013
The minds of killers and psychopaths
He can tell us about what goes on in the minds of psychopaths and killers and is one of Britain’s leading criminologists.
guardian.co.uk, 09.06.2013
Boundless Informant: the NSA's secret tool to track global surveillance data
Revealed: The NSA's powerful tool for cataloguing global surveillance data – including figures on US collection
The Columbian, 10.06.2013
Light rail: Blight or bliss?
Neighborhoods near tracks have felt positive, negative effects
Westword (blog)-, 10.06.2013
Cycles of Street to Prison addresses the link between homelessness and incarceration
Jesse Livingston
PolicyMic-, 10.06.2013
Armed Citizens Project: Initiative Will Provide Free Guns to Women in Bad Neighborhoods
Medha Chandorkar
Macleans.ca, 10.06.2013
Why it’s time to legalize marijuana
After decades of wasted resources, clogged courtrooms and a shift in public perception, let’s end the war on weed
Ken MacQueen
Center For American Progress, 10.06.2013
Recommendations for Executive Action to Combat Illegal Gun Trafficking and Gun Crime
By Arkadi Gerney and Chelsea Parsons
Pacific Standard, 10.06.2013
Brain-Scan Lie Detectors Just Don’t Work
Perpetrators can suppress “crime memories,” study finds.
Lauren Kirchner
Scoop.co.nz (press release), 10.06.2013
Remarks at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Policy Conference on Islam in Eurasia
Remarks Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary
New Statesman, 10.06.2013
Hold on to your hats: Nick Ross's book on crime is actually not bad
There’s a lot that’s right in this book, but there are some deep flaws too, Alan White finds.
Alan White
EurekAlert!, 10.06.2013
Suicide risk factors mapped
A landmark study of the Swedish population has given a clearer picture of important risk factors for suicide.
North Carolina State University, 10.06.2013
Treatment of Mental Illness Lowers Arrest Rates, Saves Money
New York Times online, 11.06.2013
The Government Must Be Judicious
Faiza Patel is the co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University Law School.
New York Times online, 11.06.2013
Whistle-Blowers Deserve Protection Not Prison
Jesselyn Radack is national security and human rights director of the Government Accountability Project. She is the author of "Traitor: The Whistleblower and the 'American Taliban'."
New York Times, 11.06.2013
Using a Would-Be Subway Bomber to Justify Sweeping Surveillance
MICHAEL POWELL
New York Times, 11.06.2013
Using a Would-Be Subway Bomber to Justify Sweeping Surveillance
MICHAEL POWELL
Brisbane Times, 11.06.2013
Violent anomalies or trends? Why sociologists don't dare investigate
We need studies to explore uncomfortable questions such as 'How many Australians think that immigration is hurting our culture?'
Raymond Orr
guardian.co.uk,, 11.06.2013
MoD knew rubber bullets could be lethal, records show
Internal files on case of Derry boy who was blinded and received out-of-court settlement are unearthed in National Archives
Owen Bowcott
The Border Mail, 11.06.2013
Out of harm's way
Frank Hansen was a sergeant in the NSW drug squad when the order came from above. It was the
Shane Green
The Border Mail, 11.06.2013
Out of harm's way
Frank Hansen was a sergeant in the NSW drug squad when the order came from above. It was the
Shane Green
Carnegie Mellon University, 11.06.2013
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Method Uses Network of Cameras to Track People in Complex Indoor Settings
Real-Life "Marauder's Map" Has Applications in Health Care, Security
The Guardian, 11.06.2013
Mark Gilman: 12-step recovery programmes are best for addicts
England's addiction recovery champion wants councils to make greater use of mutual aid groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous
Pacific Standard, 12.06.2013
Violent Crime Is Dropping: Why Are We So Scared?
A majority of Americans continue to overestimate crime rates, even as crime levels drop across the country.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12.06.2013
California crime victims want fewer people in prison, survey says
State survey shows backing for rehab
JULIA REYNOLDS
EurekAlert!, 12.06.2013
Heroin availability increasing across Washington state
New data reveals rise in drug's use among young adults
Scripps Research Institute, 12.06.2013
Scripps Research Institute Team Points to Brain’s ‘Dark Side’ as Key to Cocaine Addiction
EurekAlert!, 12.06.2013
'Spiritual' young people more likely to commit crimes than 'religious' ones, Baylor study finds
Young adults who deem themselves "spiritual but not religious" are more likely to commit property crimes — and to a lesser extent, violent ones — than those who identify themselves as either "religious and spiritual" or "religious but not spiritual," according to Baylor University researchers.
The Guardian, 12.06.2013
Edward Snowden: how the spy story of the age leaked out
The full story behind the scoop and why the whistleblower approached the Guardian
Ewen Macaskill
Springer - New York / Heidelberg, 12.06.2013
Resilience in trying times - a result of positive actions
guardian.co.uk, 13.06.2013
Pilot schemes to cut reoffending show mixed results
Chris Grayling says results of payment-by-results schemes at Peterborough and Doncaster prisons are promising
Alan Travis and agencies
Washington Post, 13.06.2013
The claim that the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy is ‘very low’
Glenn Kessler
Newswise, 14.06.2013
New Poll Finds Few Massachusetts Residents Worried about Future Terror Attacks
Source Newsroom
EurekAlert!, 14.06.2013
Study: Blacks, Hispanics say Zimmerman arrested earlier if victim White
Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to believe that George Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately had he shot a white person, according to a newly published study.
The Nation, 14.06.2013
UN Takes on Disarmament’s Next Frontier: Killer Robots
A new campaign against robotic weapons systems is challenging society’s latest threat to peace.
Barbara Crossette
The Times Herald, 15.06.2013
Under the Gun: While intentions are good, gun buy-back programs just don’t work, studies show
CARL ROTENBERG
Forbes, 15.06.2013
Legal Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: From The Annals Of Bad Economic Research
Tim Worstall
Deutsche Welle, 15.06.2013
Cameron pressing G8 to halt ransom payments
Even if G8 nations agree to a British proposal to stop paying for the release of kidnapping victims, other groups will likely keep forking out ransoms to protect staff, security expert, Hans-Georg Ehrhart, tells DW.
The Economist, 15.06.2013
The new face of Mexican policing
A public-private effort to reduce violence in Mexico’s wealthiest city
The Economist, 15.06.2013
Secrets, lies and America’s spies
A government’s first job is to protect its citizens. But that should be based on informed consent, not blind trust
The Economist, 15.06.2013
The wages of lobbying
Parliament is much cleaner than its reputation suggests
The Observer, 16.06.2013
Porn wars: the debate that's dividing academia
With pornography accounting for huge volumes of internet traffic, it's a subject ripe for analysis. But a new journal, Porn Studies, is causing outrage among campaigners
Sacramento Bee, 17.06.2013
National Institute of Justice Releases Gun Safety Technology Report
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
National Post, 17.06.2013
Preying on predators: Anonymous group has noble intentions but risky tactics, police say
Jen Gerson
Science Network Western Australia, 17.06.2013
Psychological profiling to help in fire arson prevention
Case Western Reserve University News Release, 17.06.2013
CWRU study finds babies witnessing violence show aggression later in school
Huffington Post, 17.06.2013
Paula Cooper Free: Indiana Woman Sentenced To Die At 16 Is Released
CHARLES WILSON
EurekAlert!, 17.06.2013
Slow and steady wins the baggage search
DURHAM, N.C. -- Next time you're doing a slow burn in security screening at the airport, calm yourself with the assurance that a more deliberate baggage scanner may do a better job.
University of Huddersfield, 18.06.2013
Psychopathy and Criminal Behaviour: A Psychosocial Research Perspective
Dhingra, Katie and Boduszek, Daniel
EurekAlert!, 19.06.2013
U of M researchers identify risk and protective factors for youth involved in bullying
Washington Post-, 19.06.2013
The U.S. is putting fewer kids in prison these days. Here’s why.
Brad Plumer
Glasgow Evening Times, 19.06.2013
Police alienating Glasgow youngsters, say researchers
police powers to break up groups of two or more people help reduce crime but alienate young people, say Glasgow researchers.
Rachel Loxton
EurekAlert!, 19.06.2013
Bullying and suicide among youth is a public health problem
Expert research from CDC panel provides details and clarity, reports the Journal of Adolescent Health
Irish Times, 19.06.2013
Sentences for homicide too lenient, families of victims say
Advocacy group calls for setting of ‘firm tariffs’ to guide the judiciary
Slate Magazine, 19.06.2013
Why Don’t Cops Believe Rape Victims?
Brain science helps explain the problem—and solve it.
Rebecca Ruiz
The Nation, 19.06.2013
America's Surveillance Net
There is a revolution afoot—one that is being carried out by the government against the fundamental law of the land.
Jonathan Schell
EurekAlert!, 20.06.2013
Stress from 9/11 linked to nationwide resurgence in smoking among Americans who had quit
Weill Cornell study sheds light on hidden cost of terrorism
Newswise Released, 20.06.2013
Toolkit Now Available to Prevent Law Enforcement Officer-Involved Domestic Violence
The National Law Journal, 21.06.2013
Criminal Justice Reform and Risk-Taking
Many officials engage in a trial-and-error process as they look for ways to improve practice.
Greg Berman
guardian.co.uk, 21.06.2013
GCHQ taps fibre-optic cables for secret access to world's communications
Exclusive: British spy agency collects and stores vast quantities of global email messages, Facebook posts, internet histories and calls, and shares them with NSA, latest documents from Edward Snowden reveal
Ewen MacAskill, Julian Borger, Nick Hopkins, Nick Davies and James Ball
guardian.co.uk, 21.06.2013
GCHQ taps fibre-optic cables for secret access to world's communications
Exclusive: British spy agency collects and stores vast quantities of global email messages, Facebook posts, internet histories and calls, and shares them with NSA, latest documents from Edward Snowden reveal
Ewen MacAskill, Julian Borger, Nick Hopkins, Nick Davies and James Ball
USA TODAY, 22.06.2013
Has neuroscience left us 'Brainwashed'?
Have we all been brainwashed about brain images? Amid dazzling insights and daily advances into the workings of the mind, they also may engrain mistaken ideas about human nature, a book warns.
Dan Vergano
Independent, 22.06.2013
The other hacking scandal
Suppressed report reveals that law firms, telecoms giants and insurance companies routinely hire criminals to steal rivals' information
Toledo Blade-Published, 22.06.2013
Ohio called a gun conduit
Data link guns from state to crimes elsewhere
New York Times, 23.06.2013
Natural Born Killers
THE ANATOMY OF VIOLENCE: The Biological Roots of Crime. By Adrian Raine. Illustrated. 478 pp. Pantheon Books. $35.
PAUL BLOOM
Boston Globe, 23.06.2013
Is he black? Depends on your politics
And other surprising insights from the social sciences
Kevin Lewis
Boston Globe, 23.06.2013
Is he black? Depends on your politics
And other surprising insights from the social sciences
Kevin Lewis
Boston Globe-, 23.06.2013
Meet the international revolutionary geek squad
Around the world, a small number of experts advise dissidents in the fight for online freedom.
Thanassis Cambanis
Newswise, 24.06.2013
Consider a Text for Teen Suicide Prevention and Intervention, Research Suggests
Teens and young adults are making use of social networking sites and mobile technology to express suicidal thoughts and intentions as well as to reach out for help, two studies suggest.
Toronto Star, 24.06.2013
Big Data: the good, the bad and the ugly
The implications of Big Data — the unimaginably vast trove of material logged here on Earth — are staggering.
The New Republic, 24.06.2013
The Perfect Show-Trial for the Putin Era
The trial of Moscow's May 6 protesters begins today. There's little doubt about how it will end.
JOSHUA YAFFA
EurekAlert!, 25.06.2013
Using serial neuroimaging studies to identify timing of abusive head trauma in infants
EurekAlert!, 25.06.2013
Directed police patrols reduce gun crime
Sam Houston State study receives outstanding paper award
Kansas.com-, 25.06.2013
Terror financing fears stop transfers to Somalia
ABDI GULED and JASON STRAZIUSO
Kansas.com, 25.06.2013
Terror financing fears stop transfers to Somalia
ABDI GULED and JASON STRAZIUSO
EurekAlert!, 25.06.2013
New theory of emotions
Emotions arise through the integration of perceptual and cognitive information
Bangor Daily News, 25.06.2013
Why Maine is a leader in juvenile justice
Michael Rocque, Special to the BDN
guardian.co.uk, 26.06.2013
Hacking the arms trade
A Campaign Against the Arms Trade hackday was maybe more about discussing the data than doing much with it
Alice Bell
McGill Daily, 26.06.2013
Privacy, what privacy?
NSA, PRISM and what you can expect from Internet privacy
Infosurhoy, 26.06.2013
Honduras: Maras profit from extortion
Gangs in Honduras earn about US$59 million annually by threatening businesspersons in the country
By Ángel Servellón for Infosurhoy.com
University of Michigan, 26.06.2013
Fathers can help sons avoid trouble, even if they aren’t under the same roof
Newswise, 26.06.2013
Pride, Prejudice and Patriotism: Researcher Says Showing Patriotism Can Be Psychologically Rewarding
Credit Today, 27.06.2013
New guidelines for fraud convictions proposed
New proposals for how people convicted of fraud, money laundering and bribery should be sentenced place emphasis on “victim impact”.
HealthCanal.com, 27.06.2013
Patient suicide and homicide risk often missed say researchers
The assessment of risk in patients who go on to die by suicide or commit homicide is often poor, a new study has found.
Northwestern University, 27.06.2013
Inside the Minds of Murderers
Impulsive murderers much more mentally impaired than those who kill strategically
Erin White
Newswise Released, 27.06.2013
Online Privacy and Freedom of Speech: What’s Next for the NSA
Sarah Drake Boerkircher
Media Matters for America, 28.06.2013
Controversial Pro-Gun Researcher Helped Write Federal Research Plan On Minimizing Gun Violence
The Guardian, 28.06.2013
The sexual behaviour of undercover police fits the definition of rape
The case law shows that undercover police officers who slept with protesters are on dangerous legal ground
Vera Baird
ITworld.com, 28.06.2013
Understanding the minds of murderers
Impulsive murderers more mentally impaired than premeditated killers
Chris Nerney
Christian Science Monitor, 29.06.2013
Marijuana legalization: The blustery crosscurrents of change
Marijuana legalization: Colorado Springs is among the cities debating whether to allow retail sales of marijuana for recreational use. New Hampshire may soon be the 19th state to support marijuana legalization for medical use.
Huffington Post, 29.06.2013
Marijuana Legalization Gains Support, Confounding Policymakers
NANCY BENAC and ALICIA A. CALDWELL
Huffington Post- Reuters, 29.06.2013
Chicago Gun Violence: Life-Altering Injuries Part Of The Untold Story Of Violence
Mary Wisniewski
The Economist, 29.06.2013
The march of protest
A wave of anger is sweeping the cities of the world. Politicians beware
New York Times, 29.06.2013
City Homicides Drop Sharply, Again; Police Cite New Antigang Strategy
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
The Observer, 30.06.2013
Human behaviour: is it all in the brain – or the mind?
Neuroimaging is widely regarded as the key to understanding everything we do, but the authors of a controversial new book, Brainwashed, claim this approach is misguided and dangerous
Sally Satel and Scott O Lilienfeld
New York Times, 30.06.2013
Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
LEAF VAN BOVEN, CHARLES M. JUDD and MARK TRAVERS
