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Calgary Herald, 05.05.2014
Use of adderal, ritalin, other ADHD drugs by top students ‘rampant’
One in five elite college students use the drugs to help cram for exams, expert says
Tiffany Crawford
techdirt, 07.05.2014
How Many Times A Day Do You Violate Copyright Laws Without Even Realizing It
Mike Masnick
The Conversation, 09.05.2014
Powdered alcohol will appeal to young drinkers, despite what the makers say
Jane Binakonsky
Vice, 09.05.2014
Uruguay and Its Ex-Terrorist Head of State May Hold the Key to Ending the Global Drug War
Krishna Andavolu
The Conversation, 13.05.2014
Violence in Britain: how the war on terror criminalises ordinary people
It is now accepted that the war on terror has generated an extensive repertoire of its very own terror. Drone strikes resulting in extrajudicial killings, rendition and torture – zones of exception like…
Vicki Sentas
Guardian Professional, 13.05.2014
How to ... fight government corruption
Research reveals the four traits shared by successful anti-corruption organisations from Indonesia to Ghana
Neil Fowler
EurekAlert, 13.05.2014
Released prisoners are more likely to suffer early death
Men who have been incarcerated and released are more than twice as likely to die prematurely as those who have not been imprisoned, according to a new study published by Georgia State University criminologist William Alex Pridemore.
Phys.Org, 13.05.2014
EU migration has little impact on crime rates in England
EU migrants have made an insignificant impact on crime in England, says new research from Northumbria University, Newcastle.
Ohio State University, 13.05.2014
Preschool Teacher Depression Linked to Behavioral Problems in Children
Study suggests unhealthy classroom climate is contributing factor
EurekAlert!, 13.05.2014
Primates and patience -- the evolutionary roots of self control
Study of 13 primate species links 'intertemporal choice' to natural selection
The Guardian, 13.05.2014
Police chief suspended over allegations of inappropriate behaviour
Nick Gargan, chief constable of Avon and Somerset police, stood down and under investigation after at least two complaints
Vikram Dodd and Steven Morris
The Guardian, 13.05.2014
Breaking bad in Tehran: how Iran got a taste for crystal meth
Cheap, widely available and used by students and housewives alike, crystal meth is taking the Iranian capital by storm. The author of a new book about the country reports on an addiction that even the repressive regime is struggling to control
Ramita Navai
Stars and Stripes, 13.05.2014
Study: Spice twice as popular as cannabis among drug-using soldiers
Adam Ashton
Harvard Gazette, 13.05.2014
Punitive damages
Q&A on the economic and social costs of rising U.S. incarcerations, despite dipping crime rates
Christina Pazzanese
The Conspiracists, 14.05.2014
Burning the Reichstag: An Investigation into the Third Reich’s Enduring
Benjamin Carter
SPIEGEL ONLINE, 14.05.2014
Nazi Veterans Created Illegal Army
Newly discovered documents show that in the years after World War II, former members of the Nazi Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS formed a secret army to protect the country from the Soviets. The illegal project could have sparked a major scandal at the time.
Klaus Wiegrefe
thejournal.ie, 14.05.2014
Guards being able to investigate guards is ‘questionable’ – GSOC chief
Simon O’Brien said that the organisation’s remit should be “fundamentally reset” so it can “actively seek resolutions to issues and provide feedback to gardaí to bring about change”.
Princeton University, 14.05.2014
Victims want to change, not just punish, offenders
Revenge is a dish best served with a side of change.
iPolitics.ca, 14.05.2014
Ottawa and prisons: Talking tough and spending stupid
The recent report by Auditor General Michael Ferguson on the state of Canada’s prisons paints a picture of confusion, chaos and wasted money.
Steve Sullivan
kdvr.com, 14.05.2014
Why don’t we know how many people are shot each year in America?
How many Americans have been shot over the past 10 years? No one really knows. We don’t even know if the number of people shot annually has gone up or down over that time.
EurekAlert!, 14.05.2014
Researchers propose treating prison population to fight US hepatitis C epidemic
Inmates have high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and are readily reachable for testing and treatment, says UC Riverside's Scott Allen
The Atlantic, 15.05.2014
Education Protects Women From Abuse
Extremists hate smart girls because smart girls are less likely to be kept down.
Olga Khazan
The Atlantic, 15.05.2014
The Tortured Statistical Debate Over the Death Penalty
A productive policy conversation after a botched Oklahoma execution depends on rigorously supported claims. Those can be tough to come by.
Andrew Cohen
EurekAlert!, 15.05.2014
Anti-craving drug and counseling lower alcohol harm in homeless, without sobriety demands
EurekAlert!, 15.05.2014
Marijuana use involved in more fatal accidents in Colorado
The proportion of marijuana-positive drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado has increased dramatically since the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009, according to a study by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers.
EurekAlert!, 15.05.2014
Justifying wartime atrocities alters memories
Stories about wartime atrocities and torture methods, like waterboarding and beatings, often include justifications – despite whether the rationale is legitimate.
Journalist's Resource, 15.05.2014
The Boston Marathon bombing: From emergency medicine to Twitter communications, what research has found
New Zealand Herald, 16.05.2014
Police cite road deaths to oppose cannabis law reform
Police say they do not support the decriminalisation of natural cannabis despite calls by Auckland's Deputy Mayor that it's safer than banned synthetic versions.
James Ihaka
University at Buffalo, 16.05.2014
Methadone programs can be key in educating, treating patients with hepatitis C virus infection
Research by Andrew Talal shows that people who inject drugs want to be educated about hepatitis C and are willing to be treated.
ConsumerAffairs, 16.05.2014
Warning: hookah bars may be hazardous to your health
Lots of nicotine and potentially harmful chemicals are ingested
Truman Lewis
TicoTimes, 17.05.2014
Drug trafficking accord with FARC rebels stirs debate among Colombia experts
Larry Luxner
The Economist, 17.05.2014
Trouble spreads out
Crime, teenage pregnancy, bad schools and other ills are increasingly suburban and rural. That is changing British society and its politics
New York Time, 17.05.2014
Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries
ALAN SCHWARZ
CBC.ca, 18.05.2014
Hundreds of cases of police corruption, RCMP study says
RCMP say they've made changes following report to encourage ethical behaviour of officers
San Diego Free Press, 18.05.2014
Science Debunks 10 Biggest Pot Myths
By any objective analysis, cannabis and cannabinoids exceed the FDA’s existing standards for medicine.
Paul Armentano
Waterloo Cedar Falls, 18.05.2014
A glimpse into the profits for selling synthetic drugs
Synthetic marijuana, like Spice and K2 were part of a synthetic drug probe that culminated in the searches in 35 states in June 2013.
Jeff Reinitz
theguardian.com, 18.05.2014
Brazil's favelas are in big trouble, despite the World Cup marketing push
Recent police abuse and killings in the favelas have highlighted how the government's so-called security programme is more about PR
Nicole Froio
Press of Atlantic City, 18.05.2014
Police investigating other police comes with potential for misconduct, advocates say
Gainesville Sun Published, 18.05.2014
Getting inside criminal minds
Read Hayes makes it his mission to stop shoplifters in their tracks
Anthony Clark
Cincinnati.com, 18.05.2014
No way out: Heroin addicts trapped in deadly maze
Carrie Blackmore Smith, and Terry DeMio
University of Washington, 19.05.2014
Favoritism, not hostility, causes most discrimination, says UW psychology professor
Doree Armstrong
Phys.Org, 19.05.2014
When criminal evidence goes viral
Should we be able to watch a man being tasered to death? That's a question being asked by legal scholar Katherine Biber who is researching what she calls the cultural afterlife of criminal evidence.
Manchester Evening News, 19.05.2014
TV police dramas are nothing like the real thing say Manchester researchers
Emma Flanagan
New York Times, 19.05.2014
Sorcery at War
BANGUI, Central African Republic — This nation is flirting with genocide.
GRAEME WOOD
EurekAlert!, 20.05.2014
Immigration at a young age may increase risk for later alcohol and drug problems
EurekAlert!, 20.05.2014
Students swayed by 'relaxing, fun' image of hookah smoking ignore health harms
Examiner.com, 20.05.2014
New study shows racial disparity in Chicago pot arrests despite 2012 law
Kathleen Kane-Willis and team of researchers found alarming racial disparity in Chicago pot arrests, despite 2012 law
New York Times, 20.05.2014
Commissioner Details Policing Options and Use of Resources at Council Budget Hearing
DAVID GOODMAN
CTV News, 21.05.2014
Toronto police turn to Twitter to solve old crimes
Cold case detectives routinely use new technology and new perspectives to solve old crimes. But Det. Sgt. Brian Borg of the Toronto Police is taking that notion one step further by using Twitter to ask the public for help on his cold case files.
Washington Post, 21.05.2014
Study: ‘Significant’ statistical link between mass murder and autism, brain injury
Terrence McCoy
OUPblog, 21.05.2014
Tracking the evidence for a ‘mythical number’
Heather Strang, Peter Neyroud, and Lawrence Sherman
Mother Jones, 22.05.2014
Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in America?
Has nonfatal gun violence increased or decreased over the past 10 years? No one really knows.
Lois Beckett
Sierra Sun Times, 22.05.2014
UCLA Study Shows In-Home Probation for Juvenile Offenders Lowers Recidivism
Remaining closer to support networks could help prevent re-offending, says UCLA social welfare professor
Examiner.com, 23.05.2014
When tempted by chocolate, friends become partners in crime, study says
Tima VlastoHolistic
Chronicle of Higher Education, 23.05.2014
Northern Irish Police Seek Entire Oral-History Archive at Boston College
Beth McMurtrie
Association for Psychological Science, 23.05.2014
Personal Judgments Are Swayed by Group Opinion, but Only for 3 Days
theguardian.com, 25.05.2014
Elliot Rodger's California shooting spree: further proof that misogyny kills
Attributing the deaths of six people and wounding of several others in Isla Vista to 'a madman' ignores a stark truth about our society
Jessica Valenti
Times Record, 25.05.2014
Sexually Abused Children Usually Know Their Abusers
Chris Newlin, executive director of the National Children’s Advocacy Center
Jeff Arnold
The Vine, 26.05.2014
10 Things - Nice Guy kills women
What rape culture gets you
In the US, seven people are dead because a 22 year old man believed that he was owed sex.
City Journal, 27.05.2014
New York’s Next Public Safety Revolution
The city’s ambitious plan to combat dangerous and often deadly driving
Nicole Gelinas
Science Codex, 29.05.2014
Police reform law underenforced by Department of Justice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A law designed to combat police misconduct is hamstrung by limited resources, a lack of transparency and "political spillover" at the U.S. Department of Justice, says a recently published empirical study by Stephen Rushin, a law professor at the University of Illinois and expert in criminal law and policing.
University of British Columbia, 29.05.2014
Ostracism more damaging than bullying in the workplace
Being ignored at work is worse for physical and mental well-being than harassment or bullying, says a new study from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.
theguardian.com, 29.05.2014
US cybercrime laws being used to target security researchers
Security researchers say they have been threatened with indictment for their work investigating internet vulnerabilities
Tom Brewster
Christian Science Monitor, 29.05.2014
Are Mexico's federal troops doomed to fail in fighting drug violence?
Some say Mexico needs to learn from its experience in Michoacán by recognizing it has no reliable partners among state and local forces, who are often in cahoots with drug gangs.
Patrick Corcoran
theguardian.com, 30.05.2014
Life after Silk Road: how the darknet drugs market is booming
Buying drugs and weapons online is far easier since the closure of Silk Road in 2013, after a dozen new sites have taken its place
Mike Power
Al Jazeera America, 30.05.2014
In gentrifying neighborhoods, residents say private patrols keep them safe
Oakland homeowners crowdfund to hire security guards, but critics say the patrols practice harassment
Puck Lo
The Age, 30.05.2014
Cyber criminals are out to get you
Cyber criminals deliberately target “silver surfer” seniors, according to research conducted by the security firm McAfee.
David Wilson
