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EurekAlert!, 01.09.2015
Police at risk of traffic injuries in stopped cars, as well as when speeding, study finds
The Conversation, 01.09.2015
Europe won’t resolve the ‘migrant crisis’ until it faces its own past
Gurminder K. Bhambra
MarketWatch, 01.09.2015
The Future of Airport Security: Passenger Screening Transitioning Into an Invisible Process
Huffington Post, 01.09.2015
Impose the Same Gun Control on Iran that You Would on the US
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Los Angeles Times, 01.09.2015
Literature of 9/11 college class accused of being 'sympathetic towards terrorism'
Michael Schaub
New York Times, 01.09.2015
Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities
MONICA DAVEY and MITCH SMITH
theguardian.com, 02.09.2015
Moving Targets
US police have fatally shot 30 people in moving vehicles this year, despite federal guidelines advising them not to. Why have police departments pulled the trigger on drivers rather than reform?
Jon Swaine, Jamiles Lartey and Oliver Laughland
EurekAlert!, 02.09.2015
Neighbors, but not classmates
Sociologist challenges myth about relationship between residence and school.
Johns Hopkins University
The Conversation, 02.09.2015
Why Europe should consider a US-style green card lottery for migrants
Jan Semmelroggen
The Conversation, 02.09.2015
After Palmyra, what can the world do to protect cultural treasures?
Agnieszka Jachec-Neale
The Chronicle of Social Change, 02.09.2015
Deterrence Research Is a Selling Point for Juvenile Justice Community Programs
John Kelly
NBC News, 02.09.2015
Immigrant Teens Less Likely To Do Drugs, Crimes Violence: New Study
Juan Castillo
Pacific Standard, 02.09.2015
Can Technology Fight ISIS's Iconoclasm?
The danger of digitizing art.
Kyle Chayka
independent.co.uk, 03.09.2015
If these extraordinarily powerful images of a dead Syrian child washed up on a beach don't change Europe's attitude to refugees, what will?
The Conversation, 03.09.2015
How child sex abuse cases from the past are putting huge pressure on the police
Graham Hill
The Conversation, 03.09.2015
Stranded on the platform, refugees feel the force of hostility in Hungary
Umut Korkut
The Conversation, 03.09.2015
Can one terrible image change the direction of a humanitarian crisis?
Gabriel Moreno Esparza
EurekAlert!, 03.09.2015
'Democratic peace' may not prevent international conflict
Study also unveils best method to date to predict system-wide conflict.
Ohio State University
Pacific Standard, 03.09.2015
The Criminal Justice Conflict
The current push for bipartisan criminal justice reform is missing the mark with its single-minded focus on non-violent offenders.
P.R. Lockhart
The Conversation, 04.09.2015
With increased anti-money laundering measures, banks are shutting out women
Louis de Koker, Jeanne Nel de Koker
Pacific Standard, 04.09.2015
Has 'Conspiracy Theory' Lost Its Negative Connotations?
Research finds the label no longer implies an idea worthy of immediate dismissal.
Tom Jacobs
Dallas Morning News, 04.09.2015
We should stop arguing about slogans and get on with modern policing
JOAN VENNOCHI
The Conversation, 04.09.2015
The stigma against people who use heroin makes it harder for them to get help
Joseph Palamar
The Conversation, 04.09.2015
Teenage sexting is not all the same – criminalise abuse, not sexual exploration
Nikki Godden-Rasul
The Conversation, 04.09.2015
Public opinion on the refugee crisis is changing fast – and for the better
Hannah Jones
The Conversation, 04.09.2015
Explainer: why some European countries do more than others to help refugees
Tim Hatton
The Independent, 06.09.2015
Government orders investigation into violence against women at universities
Research has shown that sexual assault is common within universities, with many students being unaware of how to report attacks.
Siobhan Fenton
Baltimore Sun, 06.09.2015
Study of Balto. Co.: Fewer sex offenses reported in neighborhoods with more registered sex offenders
Alison Knezevich
Herald Scotland, 07.09.2015
Revealed: the police watchdogs with close ties to the police
Paul Hutcheon
The Conversation, 07.09.2015
Beyond Hungary: how the Czech Republic and Slovakia are responding to refugees
Jan Culik
Slate, 07.09.2015
Europe’s Deadly Denial
The refugee crisis is the consequence of Europe’s refusal to confront the wars on its borders.
Anne Applebaum
The Conversation, 07.09.2015
The generation game: how society loads the dice against the young
Simon Reader
AllGov, 07.09.2015
Why do Police Ignore Federal Guidelines and Shoot at Moving Vehicles, Killing Occupants?
opendemocracy.net, 07.09.2015
The little boy lost whose picture helped get the media back on track
Aidan White
EurekAlert!, 08.09.2015
Violence, self-harm and suicide attempts: Health of child trafficking survivors revealed
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
EurekAlert!, 08.09.2015
Blood and teeth samples accurately predict a criminal's age
Forensic biomedical scientists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have developed a test to predict individuals' age on the basis of blood or teeth samples. This test may be particularly useful for the police, as it can help track down criminals or identify human remains.
EurekAlert!, 08.09.2015
Teens are not always irrational
Adolescents more economically rational than young adults, researchers find.
Duke University
Reason (blog), 08.09.2015
3 Important Caveats About That Study Showing Prostitution Clients Are More Prone to Violence
Research from group dedicated to "eradicating prostitution" gets presented as unbiased portrayal of men who've paid for sex.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown
The Conversation, 08.09.2015
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
David Alpher
opendemocracy.net, 08.09.2015
Where to now? Governing the migration crisis in the Mediterranean
Parvati Nair
The Conversation, 08.09.2015
Northern Ireland: how an over-reaction to one murder brought politics to a halt
John Brewer
The Conversation, 09.09.2015
When words fail: comparing Islamic State to the Nazis misses the mark
Katharine Gelber
EurekAlert!, 09.09.2015
Discrimination during adolescence has lasting effect on body
Northwestern University
The Conversation, 09.09.2015
Islamic State’s campaign may be going chemical – why no international outcry?
Michelle Bentley
EurekAlert!, 09.09.2015
Association of low resting heart rate in men and increased violent criminality
A low resting heart rate in late adolescence was associated with increased risk for violent criminality in men later in life, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.
The Conversation, 09.09.2015
Europe’s migration and asylum policy disintegrates before our eyes
Simon Reich
The Conversation, 09.09.2015
New models to predict recidivism could provide better way to deter repeat crime
Cynthia Rudin
The Conversation, 09.09.2015
Hard Evidence: crime rates are down, but is the world a less harmful place?
Anthony Ellis
The Conversation, 09.09.2015
Why vulnerable people in police custody desperately need more support
Ian Cummins
opendemocracy.net, 09.09.2015
Do we need more crimmigration? Lessons from US anti-deportation activism
Monisha Das Gupta
The Conversation, 09.09.2015
The age of drones has arrived quicker than the laws that govern them
Gbenga Oduntan
Forbes, 10.09.2015
Harmless Angry Blogger Or School Shooter? Science May Provide The Answer
Arlene Weintraub
EurekAlert!, 10.09.2015
Watch out: If you've got a smart watch, hackers could get your data
University of Illinois College of Engineering
Pacific Standard, 10.09.2015
What Makes for a Successful Protest?
A study suggests protests can pull people in or push them away, depending on how observers experience them.
Nathan Collins
Christian Science Monitor, 11.09.2015
For one Atlanta police officer, no 'war on cops' – just a chance to do her job
While both supporters and critics see a police force on edge in the wake of the protests of the past year, Officer Barricia McCormick says that's not her reality in Zone 4, one of Atlanta's most dangerous districts.
Patrik Jonsson
The Conversation, 11.09.2015
Fourteen years after 9/11, Obama still struggles to close Guantanamo Bay
Leonard Cutler
Pacific Standard, 11.09.2015
Warm Memories Can Dampen Hatred of Outsiders
New research finds aggressive attitudes can be shifted by recalling moments of intimate connection.
Tom Jacobs
mashable, 11.09.2015
Facial recognition technology is Australia's latest 'national security weapon'
Ariel Bogle
independent.co.uk, 13.09.2015
Elderly being robbed of millions each year by their own families, says new research
A new crime of elder abuse would tackle huge rise in theft of money and property, says charity.
Jonathan Owen
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 13.09.2015
There is no ‘Ferguson effect’
Protests against police brutality are not increasing crime rates.
Alex S. Vitale
New Historian, 13.09.2015
Science Bolsters Moral Sensitivity
A recently published study by two Turkish psychologists argues that science as a secular authority can lead to heightened moral sensitivity.
Daryl Worthington
The Atlantic, 13.09.2015
Color-Blindness Is Counterproductive
Many sociologists argue that ideologies claiming not to see race risk ignoring discrimination.
Adia Harvey Wingfield
theguardian.com, 13.09.2015
The turmoil of today's world: leading writers respond to the refugee crisis
BBC News, 14.09.2015
How Black Lives Matter was blamed for killing of US police officers
Jessica Lussenhop
The Conversation, 14.09.2015
Your face is part of Australia’s ‘national security weapon’: should you be concerned?
Adam Molnar
The Conversation, 14.09.2015
Police militarisation takes off with weaponised crowd-control drones
Kylie Bourne
Pacific Standard, 14.09.2015
Evil Genius
For the last decade, forensic psychiatrist Michael Welner has led a curious, self-funded effort to create something he calls the Depravity Standard, a crowd-sourced instrument for objectively scoring the level of evil associated with humanity's most twisted crimes. But can a scientist really define the outer edges of our morality?
Rachel Monroe
The Conversation, 14.09.2015
Deaths after seeking help point to priorities in tackling domestic violence
Silke Meyer
The Conversation, 14.09.2015
Migrant or refugee? Why it matters which word you choose
Charlotte Taylor
International Relations and Security Network (ISN), 14.09.2015
Beyond Privacy: The Costs and Consequences of Mass Surveillance
Thus far, the debates surrounding mass communications surveillance have tended to focus on the importance of preserving privacy rights. Yet, as Esther Kersley reminds us today, the global shift to security by ‘remote control’ also comes with other costs and consequences.
Esther Kersley
Pacific Standard, 14.09.2015
Punishment Wins Over Prevention in Brazil
Gary Barker, Tatiana Moura & Victoria Marie Page
The Marshall Project, 15.09.2015
Crime, Fear, and the Republicans
Can the GOP interest in criminal justice reform survive Donald Trump?
Eric Lewis
The Conversation, 15.09.2015
How narratives around violent women warp our view of female jihadis
Lizzie Seal
The Conversation, 15.09.2015
Open and shut: how Germany plays politics with its borders
Holger Nehring
EurekAlert!, 15.09.2015
Teen marijuana use down despite greater availability
Concerns abound over whether laws legalizing pot for medical, recreational use will get drug into hands of more young people
The Conversation, 15.09.2015
Favouring Christian over Muslim refugees is bad for everyone
Sarah Hackett
University of Texas at Dallas, 16.09.2015
Crime Ties Are Relative in Youth Offenders' Future Substance Abuse
A new UT Dallas study has found that having family or friends involved in crime was the best predictor of whether a youth offender would become a long-term marijuana user or heavy drinker.
theguardian.com, 16.09.2015
Forensic review of sexual assault cases ordered after poor practice concerns
Karen McVeigh
Small Wars Journal, 16.09.2015
Analysis Shows Links Between Food Security, Violence and Migration in North Triangle of Central America
Dave Dilegge
University of Sheffield News, 16.09.2015
Link between the economy and crime rates has broken down, new research finds
Liverpool Echo, 16.09.2015
Liverpool John Moores University to launch centre to tackle human trafficking, terrorism and child exploitation
Joshua Taylor
BBC News, 16.09.2015
Horizon: Are Video Games Really That Bad?, BBC Two, review: 'the jury is still out'
Gerard O'Donovan
Huffington Post, 16.09.2015
The Latest Controversy Over "Shaken Baby" Forensics Should Surprise No One
Kevin Sali
Washington Post (blog), 16.09.2015
Ahmed isn’t alone: Well-behaved minority boys more likely to be imprisoned than white troublemakers
Max Ehrenfreund
The Conversation, 17.09.2015
Why Facebook needs to do more to protect you from online abuse
Fiona R. Martin, Jonathon Hutchinson
The Conversation, 17.09.2015
The internet hasn’t killed privacy – but it has changed it forever
Jose Such
Washington Post, 17.09.2015
It’s extremely difficult to prosecute cops for bad shootings. But they can still be fired.
Jonathan Blanks
Pacific Standard, 17.09.2015
The Cost of Fear-Based Policy
Most acts of terror within the United States are carried out by right-wing domestic extremist groups. But that isn’t how Americans imagine terrorists. Our flawed perceptions are leading to poor policy.
Jeff Eggers
Pacific Standard, 17.09.2015
#IStandWithAhmed and the Criminalization of the American Schoolyard
It's not just Islamophobia at play in the arrest of a 14-year-old boy whose only crime was bringing a homemade clock to school.
Telegraph.co.uk, 17.09.2015
Poor people need more bobbies on the beat
We need to cut crime – and we can cut crime. That means having the Police walk a beat.
Glyn Gaskarth
Pacific Standard, 18.09.2015
Can a Divided Europe Handle the Refugee Crisis?
Deaths at sea and a chaotic refugee influx reflect the failure of European Union leaders to settle on a common immigration policy, says one of Italy’s top elected officials.
Sebastian Rotella
theguardian.com, 20.09.2015
Government policies based on racist myths help dissolve black families
Syreeta McFadden
Fredericksburg.com, 20.09.2015
Severe poverty affects brain size, researchers find
That’s the word from study of kids growing up in severe poverty.
GUY BOULTON
theguardian.com, 20.09.2015
Abuse going unreported in Britain’s south Asian communities – study
Research project finds lack of awareness about what constitutes criminal behaviour endemic among first generation families.
Tracy McVeigh
BBC News, 21.09.2015
Police given advice on spotting domestic abuse patterns
Police officers will receive specialist advice on how to spot patterns of domestic abuse under new guidance.
Business Insider Australia, 21.09.2015
The ISIS 'caliphate' is the wild card of Europe's refugee crisis
The Islamic State terror group has released a barrage of propaganda videos in the past 24 hours targeting refugees and telling them to come join the “caliphate” instead of fleeing to “xenophobic” Europe.
Pamela Engel
The Atlantic, 21.09.2015
When Schooling Meets Policing
Thousands of sworn law-enforcement officers are posted at U.S. public schools. What does that do to campus culture?
Melinda D. Anderson
EurekAlert!, 21.09.2015
Exercise reduces suicide attempts by 23 percent among bullied teens
Findings show importance of exercise for all teens as high schools cut physical education and sports programs
University of Vermont
The Conversation, 21.09.2015
Building prisons is not making us safe – what can government do?
Marie Segrave
EurekAlert!, 21.09.2015
Is it cyberbullying? Parents' views differ on how schools should respond
1 in 5 parents say students who post online rumors about sex should be referred to police; far fewer feel the same for rumor of cheating on test.
University of Michigan Health System
EurekAlert!, 21.09.2015
Study finds violence among young black men associated with sense of powerlessness
North Carolina State University
New York Times, 21.09.2015
U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Foreign Policy, 21.09.2015
‘Close Your Eyes and Pretend to Be Dead’
What really happened two years ago in the bloody attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall.
Tristan McConnell
ITProPortal, 21.09.2015
Why LinkedIn is a hacker’s treasure trove
Professional social networking site LinkedIn has proven to be a valuable business tool, bringing together professionals from all over the world.
Stuart Poole-Robb
The Conversation, 21.09.2015
How forgotten victims of emotional abuse are building new support networks online
Ria Poole
The Conversation, 21.09.2015
How making ‘revenge porn’ a federal crime would combat its rise
Jessica Lake
Pacific Standard, 21.09.2015
What Happens When Social Scientists Critique Their Peers' Work?
Polite entrenchment, at least in one recent case.
Francie Diep
The Conversation, 22.09.2015
How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO
Paul Nieuwenhuis
The Conversation, 22.09.2015
#BlackLivesMatter and the myth of a postracial America
David Theo Goldberg
Headlines & Global News, 22.09.2015
Human 'Smell Of Death': Researchers Narrow Down Components Of Deathly Smell
Researchers have narrowed down the components that make up the "human smell of death".
Tyler MacDonald
Montreal Gazette, 22.09.2015
Research linking Quebec daycares to crime rates draws criticism
Katherine Wilton
Huffington Post, 23.09.2015
What We Didn't Learn From the Association of American Universities' Sexual Assault Report
Mary P. Koss, Sarah L. Cook
Wall Street Journal, 23.09.2015
More Police Go to Trial in Killings, but Convictions Remain Rare
Texas case is latest in altered national climate since Ferguson, Mo., police shooting last year.
Zusha Elinson
The Conversation, 23.09.2015
Young Australians' views on domestic violence are cause for concern – but also hope
Anastasia Powell, Kristin Diemer
The Conversation, 23.09.2015
By extending the remit of PCCs, the government is playing with fire
Jacqueline Baxter
Grand Forks Herald, 23.09.2015
Studies on police body cameras plagued by incomplete data, contradictions
ProPublica, 23.09.2015
When the Womb Is a Crime Scene
Alabama has turned hundreds of pregnant women into felons for using drugs — even when they’re legal and the kids turn out fine.
Nina Martin
PsychCentral.com (blog), 23.09.2015
Parents Conflicted on Defining, Punishing Cyberbullying
Rick Nauert
Pacific Standard, 25.09.2015
Violence Against Police Is at a 45-Year Low, but You Wouldn't Know That From Watching the News
Television news media is creating a false symmetry of violence.
Aaron Major
The Seattle Times, 26.09.2015
Shielded by the law
Steve Miletich, Christine Willmsen, Mike Carter, and Justin Mayo
Huffington Post UK, 27.09.2015
Overweight People Seen As 'Too Fat' To Commit Crimes, Study Reveals
People who are overweight are seen as "too fat" to commit crimes, research suggests.
Steven Hopkins
The New Yorker, 28.09.2015
The Avenger
After three decades, has the brother of a victim of the Lockerbie bombing solved the case?
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Conversation, 28.09.2015
Don’t judge me: Chris Brown and the real task of tackling violence against women
Nick Pendergrast
Reason (blog), 30.09.2015
The War on Sex Trafficking Is the New War on Drugs
And the results will be just as disastrous, for "perpetrators" and "victims" alike.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Newswise, 30.09.2015
Divorcing Drugs and Violence Is Key to Saving U.S. Drug Policy, University of Utah Research Shows
ZME Science, 30.09.2015
Machine learning used to predict crimes before they happen – Minority Report style
EurekAlert!, 30.09.2015
Islamist insurgency strongly influences where polio occurs
Islamist insurgency has had a strong effect on where polio cases occur since 2011, potentially as a reaction to the use of counterinsurgency strategies, according to new research led by UCL.
University College London
