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Daily Press
Todays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University

New York Times, 01.04.2014

Officials Urge Calm as Protests Take a Turn in Albuquerque

FERNANDA SANTOS

Association for Psychological Science, 01.04.2014

Early Intervention Reduces Aggressive Behavior in Adulthood

An educational intervention program for children between kindergarten and 10th grade, known as Fast Track, reduces aggressive behavior later in life, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
RedOrbit, 01.04.2014

Male-Dominated Societies Are Not More Violent

Conventional wisdom and scientific arguments have claimed that societies with more men than women, such as China, will become more violent, but a University of California, Davis, study has found that a male-biased sex ratio does not lead to more crime.
The Nation, 01.04.2014

A Captivating Mind

How Georgi Markov became the truth-teller of Bulgaria’s communist era, and paid for it with his life. Dimiter Kenarov
The Argus, 01.04.2014

Voluntary Tagging Reduces Reoffending

As part of a successful trial initiative, convicts in Sussex have been given the option of wearing tags to help stop them from reoffending. The tags, which are entirely voluntary, provide Sussex Police with live information about the wearer’s movements.
Phys.Org, 01.04.2014

Research highlights challenges faced by high conflict families

The Cambridge Student, 01.04.2014

Cambridgeshire police cause ‘serious concern’ over domestic abuse, yet student victims go unmentioned

Amy Provan

The Guardian, 01.04.2014

Police fail to recognise that abuse often lies behind women's offending

The Prison Reform Trust and HMIC highlight links between women's offending and domestic and sexual violence, yet the criminal justice system still isn't joining up the dots

Carlene Firmin

New York Times, 01.04.2014

The Credit Card of Tomorrow: Software, Not Plastic

MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

The Atlantic, 01.04.2014

What I Learned About Stop-and-Frisk From Watching My Black Son

The “special tax” on men of color is more than an inconvenience. A father shares his firsthand observations and fears.
SPIEGEL ONLINE, 01.04.2014

'Most Germans Don't Share These Concerns'

The head of Germany's agency in charge of counterintelligence reviews the new book by the reporters behind SPIEGEL's NSA coverage. He says many fears raised are overplayed, but also warns people need to take greater care with their data.

Hans-Georg Maassen

RT Published time, 01.04.2014

Hundreds prosecuted in UK under controversial 300-year old dueling law – study

Ottawa Citizen, 01.04.2014

Police union president calls civil libertarians’ complaint ‘pure hypocrisy’

Shaamini Yogaretnam

Vanity Fair, 01.04.2014

The Chaos Company

Wherever governments can’t—or won’t—maintain order, from oil fields in Africa to airports in Britain and nuclear facilities in America, the London-based “global security” behemoth G4S has been filling the void. It is the world’s third-largest private-sector employer and commands a force three times the size of the British military. On-site in South Sudan with G4S ordnance-disposal teams, William Langewiesche learns just how dirty the job can get, and how perilous the company’s control.
New York Times, 02.04.2014

Police Confront Rising Number of Mentally Ill Suspects

FERNANDA SANTOS and ERICA GOODE

EurekAlert!, 02.04.2014

Bullying happens to popular teens too

A new University of California, Davis, study suggests that for most adolescents, becoming more popular both increases their risk of getting bullied and worsens the negative consequences of being victimized, perhaps because they feel they have "farther to fall."
Cincinnati.com, 02.04.2014

'We've got children killing other children'

Carrie Blackmore Smith

Views and News from Norway, 02.04.2014

Breivik claims isolation is torture

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 02.04.2014

Why Were Young Males Behind Recent Attacks on Schools and Public Gatherings? A Roundtable Discussion in Violence and Gender

University of Missouri-Columbia, 02.04.2014

Criticism of Violent Video Games Has Decreased as Technology Has Improved, Gamers Age, MU Study Finds

Gaming journalists, video gamers have become more tolerant of violence as it has become more life-like
WalesOnline, 02.04.2014

Minimum alcohol pricing and ban on e-cigarettes could be introduced in Wales under radical new proposals to improve the nation's health

The Welsh Government is publishing a white paper outlining a number of measures to tackle major public health challenges.

Julia McWatt

The Atlantic, 02.04.2014

Treating Drug Use as a Disease, Not a Crime

A Pew Research study today says jail is not the place for non-violent drug users.

Julie Beck

The Hartford Courant, 02.04.2014

Project Longevity Holds First Hartford 'Call-In'

KELLY GLISTA

PublicCEO.com, 03.04.2014

The Political Cost of a Heavy Police Presence

Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

NBCNews.com, 03.04.2014

Boston Bomber Manhunt Exposed Policing 'Fault Lines': Study

American Friends of Tel Aviv University, 03.04.2014

Drawing Conclusions

TAU researcher finds drawing pictures can be key tool in investigations of child abuse
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./, 03.04.2014

Violence and Gender Journal Explores Dress and Behavior of Mass Shooters as Factors to Predict and Prevent Future Attacks

University of Huddersfield, 03.04.2014

Measuring crime risk on the London Underground

Researcher works with Transport for London developing an algorithm to calculate the probability of where theft is most likely
Amnesty International, 03.04.2014

Impunity, excessive force and links to extremist Golden Dawn blight Greek police

PublicCEO.com, 03.04.2014

The Scope of San Diego’s Gang Problem

Megan Burks

London Review of Books, 03.04.2014

Suspects into Collaborators

Peter Neumann argues that Assad has himself to blame. Peter Neumann is professor of security studies at King’s College London. He currently leads a research project on the Syrian conflict and the future of the global jihadist movement.
SPIEGEL ONLINE, 03.04.2014

A Hungarian Extremist Explores His Jewish Roots

Jan Puhl

Toronto Star, 04.04.2014

Finding a cure for hate

Is hatred, of the magnitude of the Rwandan genocide, a public health issue, like STDs and measles? A group at the U of T wants to find out.
Huffington Post, 04.04.2014

'Mama, Get Me Away From Around Here!'

Marian Wright Edelman President, Children's Defense Fund

TIME-, 04.04.2014

The ‘Love Hormone’ Can Make You Hate: Study

Michelle Arrouas

EurekAlert!, 04.04.2014

The Trayvon Martin case: Lessons for education researchers

Controversial case not only about race and class, but gender and sexism, researcher says
The Week UK, 04.04.2014

Scotland Yard policing its own officers with 'culture of fear'

Report hears that figure fiddling is 'rife' in London as Met Police officers chase performance targets
The Globe and Mail, 04.04.2014

How porn studies can help our criminal justice system

DAVID BUTT

New York Times, 04.04.2014

Senate Panel Votes to Reveal Report on C.I.A. Interrogations

DAVID S. JOACHIM

The Telegraph, 04.04.2014

New rules ban bailiffs from seizing 'essential' items including computers and mobiles

New laws are to be brought in to curb anti-social bailiffs. The changes will prohibit bailiffs from entering homes at night and from using physical force against debtors. Bailiffs will also be prevented from entering homes when only children are present, and from taking household essentials such as washing machines. The changes will come into effect on 6 April 2014 and follow Ministry of Justice consultation on the debt collection industry last year.
Gov.UK, 04.04.2014

Cowboy bailiffs outlawed as new law takes effect

Gov.UK, 04.04.2014

Cowboy bailiffs outlawed as new law takes effect

The Economist, 05.04.2014

Less coin to purloin

A cashless economy leads to a safer society
New York Times, 05.04.2014

Army Base Shooting Highlights Difficulty in Identifying At-Risk Soldiers

ERICA GOODE and ERIC SCHMITTAPRIL

The Economist, 05.04.2014

Sweet little lies

Hormone treatment can stimulate deception for the benefit of friends
Business Mirror, 05.04.2014

UN science report: Warming worsens security woes

Seth Borenstein

Medical Daily, 05.04.2014

Become A Human Lie Detector Test: How To Spot A Liar Using The Latest In Psychology Research

Susan Scutti

WebProNews, 06.04.2014

Violent-Game Criticism is Dying Ou

Sean Patterson

LubbockOnline.com, 06.04.2014

It's Debatable: Should marijuana be legalized?

Don: States are breaking federal law
London Review of Books Online exclusive, 06.04.2014

The Red Line and the Rat Line

Seymour M. Hersh on Obama, Erdoğan and the Syrian rebels
New York Times, 06.04.2014

The Wolf Hunters of Wall Street

MICHAEL LEWISMARCH

New York Times, 07.04.2014

When Youth Violence Spurred ‘Superpredator’ Fear

After a surge of teen violence in the early 1990s, some social scientists predicted the future was going to be a whole lot worse. Reality proved otherwise.

CLYDE HABERMAN

OpEdNews, 07.04.2014

Undocumented Migrants Hurt American Economy, Or Do They?

Mikhail Lyubansky

Politics.co.uk (blog), 07.04.2014

Why is the government fighting measures to protect trafficked children?

Ian Dunt

Reason, 07.04.2014

Can Cannabis Cut Car Crashes?

If more pot smoking means less drinking, legalization could make the roads safer.

Jacob Sullum

EconoMonitor, 07.04.2014

Cops and Economists: Contrasting yet Complementary Views on Drug Legalization

Ed Dolan

EurekAlert!, 07.04.2014

Children see domestic violence that often goes unreported, research finds

Young witnesses suffer fear, anxiety while perpetrators rarely face jail time, according to study
EurekAlert!, 07.04.2014

New research shows huge disparities between the decisions made by coroners

Huddersfield researcher calls for national Coroners' Service in England and Wales to avoid the current postcode lottery
University of Rochester Newsroom, 07.04.2014

Feelings of Failure, Not Violent Content, Foster Aggression in Video Gamers

Aggressive Behavior Linked to Players' Experiences
University of Missouri-Columbia, 07.04.2014

Twitter Use Linked to Infidelity and Divorce, MU Study Finds

Twitter and Facebook can have damaging effects on relationships
GOV.UK, 07.04.2014

Criminals paying more than ever to help victims

Funding for Victims Services Criminals are paying more money than ever before to help victims of crime. An increase in the penalties judges can impose on criminals from 2012 is ensuring criminals are forced to pay the price for their wrongdoing. £14 million of new funding is now being taken directly from to provide vital services to help victims recover from the effects of crime
Europol, 07.04.2014

Human trafficking gang jailed

Members of A criminal gang responsible for trafficking Hungarian women into the UK to take part in sham marriages has been jailed for more than 13 years, following a UK investigation supported by Europol.
Examiner, 07.04.2014

What do burglars look for when targeting a house? Thieves spill beans to police - find out how you can put them off

Convicted burglars are helping to reduce crime by giving crime prevention tips to potential victims. The information, which includes what burglars look for when targeting a house, derive from comments given by the offenders when interviewed by the police:
Dublin Review of Books, 07.04.2014

The Errand-Boys of Europe

Pádraig Murphy

Journalist's Resource, 08.04.2014

First-time juvenile offenders, probation and recidivism: Evidence from Los Angeles

RT Published time, 08.04.2014

Colorado crime levels see little change since marijuana legalization – study

Illinois Wesleyan University, 08.04.2014

Student’s Crime Data Research Attracts National Ethics Symposium Attention

EurekAlert!, 08.04.2014

Poor neighborhoods create misfortune, ill health

Life-altering events lead to anxiety, depression, host of health problems
EurekAlert!, 08.04.2014

Are Southern death-row inmates more polite?

EurekAlert!, 08.04.2014

National survey links teen binge drinking and alcohol brand references in pop music

International Relations and Security Network ETH, 09.04.2014

The Caucasus Emirate: From Anti-Colonialist Roots to Salafi-Jihad

Youth Today, 09.04.2014

Inside Federal Juvenile Justice Grants

Lisa Chiu

TucsonSentinel.com, 09.04.2014

Can we trust crime numbers?

David J. Krajicek

Police News, 09.04.2014

3 ways to bring use-of-force training to small police departments

How do small- and medium-sized departments — which are already stretched thin — keep training up on such a dynamic concept as legal use of force?
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 09.04.2014

Is the Increased Risk of Death Due to Alcohol Intake Greater for Women or Men?

EurekAlert!, 09.04.2014

Violence intervention program effective in Vanderbilt pilot study

Violent behavior and beliefs among middle school students can be reduced through the implementation of a targeted violence intervention program, according to a Vanderbilt study released in the Journal of Injury and Violence Research.
Florida Trend, 09.04.2014

Florida overcriminalization costs taxpayers, hurts public safety

EurekAlert!, 10.04.2014

ACP offers policy recommendations for reducing gun-related injuries, deaths in US

The South Los Angeles Report, 10.04.2014

Crime survivors likely to be victims of crime again

Mikella Wickham

Virginia Connection Newspapers, 10.04.2014

Considering the Effects of Mass Incarceration

A Public Forum on Criminal Justice Sentencing Reform held in Burke.

Janelle Germanos

RedOrbit, 10.04.2014

Age Does Not Predict Success For Individuals Sentenced To Court-based Mental Health Treatment Programs

Older adults in treatment programs experience the same challenges as younger participants
EurekAlert!, 10.04.2014

How widespread is tax evasion?

New study puts a cost on 'round-tripping,' a method investors use to avoid the tax collector
Phys.Org, 10.04.2014

Ethnically diverse neighbourhoods 'safer'

Residents of ethnically diverse neighbourhoods can expect to experience fewer assaults than residents of neighbourhoods with little or no ethnic diversity, according to a new way of measuring violence.
The Australian, 10.04.2014

Police put increase in sex crimes down to inquiries giving victims courage to speak out

Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said most of the offences were committed by people the victims knew.
Rolling Stone, 10.04.2014

The New Face of Heroin

The explosion of drugs like OxyContin has given way to a heroin epidemic ravaging the least likely corners of America - like bucolic Vermont, which has just woken up to a full-blown crisis

David Amsden

New York Times, 11.04.2014

Who Are Hit Men?

MALCOLM MACKAY

WalesOnline, 11.04.2014

‘Police complacency, inertia and lack of leadership’ are under attack as MPs’ damning report finds we cannot rely on police statistics

David Williamson

New York Times, 16.04.2014

A Risk Analyst Explains Why Climate Change Risk Misperception Doesn’t Necessarily Matter

ANDREW C. REVKIN

Research News, 17.04.2014

Guns aren’t the only things killing cops

John Violanti's latest book explores the unusual health risks police officers face in their jobs.

PATRICIA DONOVAN

Washington Post, 17.04.2014

Teens who expect to die young are more likely to commit crime

Emily Badger

EurekAlert!, 17.04.2014

Local homicide rate increases cause more elementary students to fail school

A new study finds that an increase in a municipality's homicide rate causes more elementary school students in that community to fail a grade than would do so if the rate remained stable.
Quartz, 18.04.2014

A dismaying portion of the medicine in circulation is counterfeit

Rachel Feltman

Newswise Released, 18.04.2014

Boomers' Dark Secret: Booze

What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
Irish Examiner, 18.04.2014

More red tape or a better thin blue line?

A police authority will uncouple the close relationship between the justice minister and Garda commissioner.

Cormac O’Keeffe

NDTV, 20.04.2014

Researchers use Twitter to predict crime

EurekAlert!, 21.04.2014

Airport security officers at TSA gaining insight from Sandia human behavior studies

Association for Psychological Science, 21.04.2014

People Selectively Remember the Details of Atrocities That Absolve In-Group Members

EurekAlert!, 21.04.2014

Mental illness not usually linked to crime, research finds

Most offenders didn't display pattern of crime related to mental illness symptoms over their lifetime, according to study
The News Journal, 21.04.2014

Influences on infant mortality

Kelly Bothum

Telegraph.co.uk, 21.04.2014

Why your fingerprints may not be unique

Assumption that everyone has a unique fingerprint from which they can be identified through a computer database is flawed, says Home Office expert Mike Silverman

Sarah Knapton

Cincinnati Business Courier, 21.04.2014

Has Cincinnati’s large police force led to reduced crime?

Cincinnati saw a 20 percent reduction in violent crime from 2010 to 2012 while also having the 23rd-largest police force in the country on a per-capita basis, according to a study by Nerdwallet.com.

Chris Wetterich

Venturebeat, 21.04.2014

Google is researching ways to make encryption easier to use in Gmail

In response to Edward Snowden’s mass surveillance revelations, Google is working to make complex encryption tools, such as PGP, easier to use in Gmail.

Harrison Weber

EurekAlert!, 22.04.2014

Regulating legal marijuana could be guided by lessons from alcohol and tobacco, study says

As U.S. policymakers consider ways to ease prohibitions on marijuana, the public health approaches used to regulate alcohol and tobacco over the past century may provide valuable lessons, according to new RAND Corporation research.
EurekAlert!, 22.04.2014

Almost one-third of Canadian adults have experienced child abuse

Increased link to mental disorders, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts
The Guardian, 22.04.2014

Why prison isn't working for women

Psychologist Stephanie Covington believes understanding trauma can help staff appreciate that women in jail can be victims too
New York Review of Books, 22.04.2014

Let the Past Collapse on Time!

Vladimir Sorokin

Cambridge News, 22.04.2014

Residents urged to have their say after figures reveal crime has risen across Uttlesford

LUCY ROSS-MILLAR

The American Prospect, 22.04.2014

How Big Data Could Undo Our Civil-Rights Laws

From "reverse redlining" to selling out a pregnant teenager to her parents, the advance of technology could render obsolete our landmark civil-rights and anti-discrimination laws.
The Guardian, 22.04.2014

Gratuitous criticism will not help the police to improve

Politicians' sweeping condemnation of police leadership may bring short-term political gain, but it will undermine the future of the service

Nick Gargan

American News Report, 22.04.2014

Researcher: More Medical Marijuana Studies Needed

Pat Anson

RedOrbit, 22.04.2014

Are Forensics Experts Relying On Inconsistent Fingerprint Technology?

Lawrence LeBlond

Clovis News Journal, 22.04.2014

Gang affiliation has long-term impact

A recent study gives new meaning to “gang mentality.” Because, mentally, gang members — even short-timers — are more likely to become lifelong losers.
The Atlantic, 22.04.2014

Everything We Know About Early Childhood Has Changed Since Head Start

50 years of research—and "Sesame Street"—have changed our understanding of how to best help disadvantaged kids.

Janell Ross, Amy Sullivan

Daily Beast, 22.04.2014

America’s Recidivism Nightmare

A new government study shows a disturbing trend for the prison population.
EurekAlert!, 22.04.2014

Report recommends insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce opioid abuse, deaths

New York Times, 22.04.2014

Bragging of Safety While Many Live in Fear

The twin holes resemble diamond studs, and a crack in the glass curls, as graceful as an eyelash along the lobby window.
New York Times, 22.04.2014

The College Honor Code: Trust but Verify?

TucsonSentinel.com, 22.04.2014

Meet the doc who gave $1 million to keep his gun research going

Lois Beckett

The Telegraph, 22.04.2014

Boy, 10, 'raped fellow pupil in toilet' court hears

New York Times, 23.04.2014

To Reduce Inequality, Start With Families

JUDITH WARNER

The Atlantic, 23.04.2014

Why Corporations Fail to Do the Right Thing

Six reasons why international business remains dangerous to workers and the environment, even when its leaders genuinely want to do better

Christine Bader

The Age, 23.04.2014

Revengeful fathers kill children to punish mum

Men who kill their children do so to punish the mother, experts say, with the final act of revenge often punctuating a history of domestic violence.
Huffington Post, 23.04.2014

Schools need to be prepared to defend against more than just shootings, say experts

Evie Blad

theguardian.com, 23.04.2014

Stop your sons joining war in Syria, urges Metropolitan police

Counter-terrorism officers make plea to Muslim women as more young men head off to fight in civil war

Vikram Dodd, Sandra Laville

The Guardian, 23.04.2014

Rising alcohol prices credited for drop in serious violence

Fewer people sought A&E treatment as a result of violence last year, study finds, and fall in binge drinking may be a reason

Alan Travis

Newswise, 23.04.2014

NYPD Twitter Debacle ‘Obscures’ Complex PR Challenges

Newswise, 23.04.2014

Crime Rate Likely to Increase with Changes to Clemency Rules

UNODC, 23.04.2014

Preventing HIV/AIDS among women who use drugs in north eastern India

EurekAlert!, 24.04.2014

Children living with a lone parent are as happy as those with 2

Children living with a step-parent or a lone parent are as happy as those living with two biological parents, the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Leeds heard today
CNN, 24.04.2014

The battle over gun policy: Old fight; new strategies

Halimah Abdullah

Slate Magazine, 24.04.2014

Does Unusual Weather Cause More Crime?

Joshua Keating

Cambridge News, 24.04.2014

Have higher alcohol prices caused a decline in binge-drinking and violent crime? We ask Cambridge experts

LIZZY BUCHAN

BBC News, 24.04.2014

The truth behind the rise in sex crimes

Today's figures showing a 20% annual increase in recorded rapes and a 17% rise in sexual offences reported to police in England and Wales may seem like evidence of a horrifying social trend. But perversely, the statistics are actually a cause for optimism.

Mark Easton

theguardian.com, 24.04.2014

Crime statistics in England and Wales: how significant is the decline?

Figures released today show that the crime rate in England and Wales is at its lowest level in 33 years but how has it changed over time?
theguardian.com, 24.04.2014

When you call a rape anything but rape, you are just making excuses for rapists

From college campuses to Game of Thrones, why the sudden urge to re-name sexual assault?

Jessica Valenti

UNODC, 24.04.2014

UNODC campaign recognized for raising awareness among consumers about organized crime and counterfeiting

Telegraph.co.uk, 25.04.2014

Crime figures: is this the end of the age of violence?

A continuing fall in violent crime has been put down to less binge drinking and more CCTV. But demographics and evolution may be more important factors

Joe Shute

Austin Chronicle, 25.04.2014

When Confessions Prove False

Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.

Jordan Smith

EurekAlert!, 25.04.2014

What botched executions tell us about the death penalty

In American capital punishment, a grim history of technical failure

Austin Sarat

CounterPunch, 25.04.2014

Honduras: Gangsters’ Paradise

NICK ALEXANDROV

The Globe and Mail, 25.04.2014

What is the cost of war? About $9.46-trillion

There's big money to be made by the military-industrial complex

Tavia Grant

Huffington Post, 25.04.2014

The Boston Marathon Bombing One Year Later: What We Still Don't Know

David W. Kearn

Washington Post, 25.04.2014

The world’s boozing habits revealed. There are some surprises.

Terrence McCoy

89.3 KPCC, 25.04.2014

Report: Local law enforcement struggle to keep up with cybercrime

Erika Aguilar

Neon Tommy, 25.04.2014

Sexual Abuse Behind Bars: Why Nobody Listens

Every year, more than 80,000 people are raped behind bars in American jails and prisons.

Matthew Tinoco

theguardian.com, 25.04.2014

The NRA way: celebrate buying guns in a city where 4 people just got shot

At its convention, the NRA won't dwell on ending inner-city gun violence – because it's too busy scaring people into thinking they need more guns

Ana Marie Cox

UNODC, 25.04.2014

Speaking in New York, UNODC Chief warns of crime's impact on development, peace and security

Stuff.co.nz, 26.04.2014

Legal but dangerous

MATT RILKOFF

theguardian.com, 26.04.2014

Gun laws: how key states are easing – or tightening – restrictions on firearms

After Congress failed to pass gun reform, Georgia, Arizona, Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota have taken different paths

Lauren Gambino

Post-Tribune, 26.04.2014

Domestic violence ending in death follows pattern familiar to victim advocates

By Christin nance lazerus

Science 2.0, 27.04.2014

What Makes Psychotic Teens More At Risk For Suicide Than Other Groups With Psychosis?

The Australian, 27.04.2014

Mums and dads seek protection from violent kids

HUNDREDS of desperate Victorian parents are seeking intervention orders against their teenage children to win back control in the home.

FIONA HUDSON

TucsonSentinel.com, 27.04.2014

Domestic violence drops along with general crime

Bill Hart

Salon- Sunday, 27.04.2014

Fighting sex trafficking with Jesus: How the religious right’s “healing” hurts

New campaigns claim to fight sex trafficking with "love and the power of Christ." And their influence is growing

Melissa Gira Grant

Motherboard, 28.04.2014

Twitter Can Now Predict Crime, and This Raises Serious Questions

Jordan Pearson

The New Republic, 28.04.2014

Thomas Jefferson Was a Muslim

A candidate was accused of being a closet Muslim. In the 18th century, not the 21st.

ABBAS MILANI

News from Rutgers, 28.04.2014

Chadd Maruna Named Dean of School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University-Newark

Internationally renowned criminologist's appointment is effective Sept. 1

Carla Capizzi

EurekAlert!, 28.04.2014

Teens who use alcohol and marijuana together are at higher risk for unsafe driving

PISCATAWAY, NJ – Teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke marijuana may be at increased risk for unsafe driving, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
EurekAlert!, 28.04.2014

Surveys indicate decline in children's exposure to violence

Children's exposure to violence and crime declined between 2003 and 2011.
Michigan State University, 28.04.2014

Terrorism works, but only when governments allow it to

Terrorism can be a successful strategy for rebel groups during civil war, but only when governments allow it to work, finds a new study by a Michigan State University political scientist.

Jakana Thomas , Andy Henion

Virginia Commonwealth University, 28.04.2014

Criminal behavior: Older siblings strongly sway younger siblings close in age

Findings illustrate impact of family environment on violent criminal behavior
EurekAlert!, 28.04.2014

Using a foreign language changes moral decisions

Would you sacrifice one person to save five? Such moral choices could depend on whether you are using a foreign language or your native tongue.
New York Times, 28.04.2014

Despite Twitter Backlash, New York Police Dept. Plans to Expand Social Media Efforts

J. DAVID GOODMAN

Telegraph.co.uk, 28.04.2014

Neighbourhood policing 'at risk' as number of PCSOs plummets

Trade union calls for re-investment in police community support officers as report shows numbers have dropped by a fifth

David Barrett

Gov.UK, 28.04.2014

Homophobic Bullying in Schools project gets underway

Journalist's Resource, 29.04.2014

Solitary confinement in prisons: Key data and research findings

UNODC, 30.04.2014

UNODC expands key legal database to help improve human trafficking convictions

The New Republic, 30.04.2014

Hell Is an Understatement

A report from the bloody, crumbling Central African Republic

Graeme Wood