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Boston Globe, 01.04.2016
Why there are Muslim ghettoes in Belgium, but not in the United States
Jeff Jacoby
The Independent, 01.04.2016
Frenck speakers are more likely to become radicalised, says study
Kayleigh Lewis
Washington Post, 01.04.2016
In fatal shootings by police, 1 in 5 officers' names go undisclosed
John sullivan, Derek Hawkins, Kate McCormick, Ashley Balcerzak and Wesley Lowery
The Conversation, 04.04.2016
How war in Nagorno-Karabakh could spread – and become a major problem for Europe
Kevork Oskanian
The Conversation, 04.04.2016
Occupying Turin: refugees breathe life into abandoned buildings of Olympic village
Victoria Canning, Evgenia Iliadou
The Conversation, 06.04.2016
The banking sector can do its bit to combat family violence
Roslyn Russell
The Independent, 06.04.2016
The Panama Papers expose how the global elite ruined the housing market and stopped you from buying a home
Hannah Fearn
The Independent, 06.04.2016
France makes paying for sex a crime – and divides opinion among the nation’s prostitutes
John Lichfield
Huffington Post, 06.04.2016
This Substance Found In Many Houses May Predict Violent Crime
Kim Bellware
EurekAlert!, 06.04.2016
Supervisors, coworkers tolerate unethical behavior when production is good, Baylor study
The Conversation, 06.04.2016
Weekly Dose: ecstasy, the party drug that could be used to treat PTSD
Nicole Lee
The Conversation, 06.04.2016
Seven Soviet-era tips for running a successful police state
Mark Harrison
EurekAlert!, 07.04.2016
Men on Tinder think they have a 'license to use unattractive women as they see fit'
The Conversation, 07.04.2016
The Archers: the lasting effects of non-physical domestic abuse
Emma Williamson
Brookings Institution (blog), 07.04.2016
UNGASS and the consequences of international drug policy
John Hudak
EurekAlert!, 07.04.2016
Bone weathering helps determine time of death
Boston University Medical Center
Business Insider UK, 07.04.2016
These maps show how cocaine, cannabis, and heroin travel around Europe
Adam Payne
The Guardian, 07.04.2016
The Guardian view on criminal policy: sex, money and the long arm of the law
iPolitics.ca, 08.04.2016
Is ‘counter-radicalization’ just another way of blaming all terrorism on Muslims?
The Conversation, 08.04.2016
Booze and driving don’t mix but a zero blood alcohol limit isn’t the answer
Chris Irwin
Telegraph.co.uk, 09.04.2016
Why the 'terrible twos' could be the first step to a life of crime
Lexi Finnigan
Americas Quarterly, 11.04.2016
Central America Is As Violent As Ever. What Would it Take to Change?
Richard Lapper
Inverse, 11.04.2016
The Case of NYC "Synagogue Bomber" Ahmed Ferhani Exposes Bunk Science of Radicalization
John Knefel
Washington Post, 11.04.2016
Does the path to true police reform run through liability insurers?
Tom Jackman
The Conversation, 11.04.2016
How big a threat is Islamic State in Central Asia?
John Heathershaw, David W. Montgomery
The Conversation, 11.04.2016
How microscopic algae are helping forensic teams catch criminals
Kirstie R Scott
Truth-Out, 11.04.2016
The Majority of People in Local Jails Have Not Been Convicted of a Crime
Crystal Shepeard
The Conversation, 12.04.2016
Should walking while using your mobile phone be outlawed?
Mark Giancaspro
The Conversation, 12.04.2016
Why the victim can also become the offender in online fraud
Cassandra Cross
EurekAlert!, 12.04.2016
International college students are less likely to experience violent crimes
Georgia State University
The Conversation, 12.04.2016
Panama Papers: why we’re looking at global corruption the wrong way
Paul Heywood
The Conversation, 12.04.2016
Should America be focusing on ISIS when North Korea poses an existential threat?
Simon Reich
The Conversation, 13.04.2016
How ‘tough on crime’ politics flouts death-in-custody recommendations
Chris Cunneen
EurekAlert!, 13.04.2016
Some drug addicts more likely to relapse than others: Study
McMaster University
EurekAlert!, 13.04.2016
Changes in state policies impact fatal and non-fatal assaults of law enforcement officers
The Conversation, 13.04.2016
Deaths in custody: 25 years after the royal commission, we’ve gone backwards
Thalia Anthony
The Conversation, 13.04.2016
Mr Nice, drug trafficking – and how Britain now grows its own weed
Stephen Pudney
The Conversation, 13.04.2016
Here’s how tweets and check-ins can be used to spot early signs of gentrification
Desislava Hristova
EurekAlert!, 14.04.2016
The brain of male batterers functions differently than that of other delinquents
University of Granada
The Conversation, 14.04.2016
Scales of justice still tipped towards police who harm people in their custody
Craig Longman
The Conversation, 14.04.2016
Scales of justice still tipped towards police who harm people in their custody
Craig Longman
Care Appointments, 14.04.2016
Researchers highlight need for greater collaboration to improve protection of vulnerable
MSNBC, 14.04.2016
Analysis: The complex history of the controversial 1994 crime bill
Lauren-Brooke Eisen and Inimai M. Chettiar
EurekAlert!, 14.04.2016
Can group meditation prevent violent crime? Surprisingly, the data suggests yes: New study
The Conversation, 14.04.2016
The murky ethics of Gay Talese’s ‘The Voyeur’s Motel’
Dick Lehr, Kim Walsh-Childers, Russell Frank
The Conversation, 14.04.2016
How universities can begin to tackle rape culture on their campuses
Elisabet le Roux
Newswise, 15.04.2016
A Shot in the Dark: New Surveillance Tool Called ShotSpotter Tracks and Records Incidents of Gunfire
The Conversation, 15.04.2016
Telling people apart: new test reveals wide variation in how well we recognise faces
Gunter Loffler, Andrew J Logan, Gael Gordon
Le Monde diplomatique, UK edition April 2016, 18.04.2016
The security-digital complex
Thibault Henneton
The People’s Vanguard of Davis, 18.04.2016
Did the 1994 Crime Bill Help or Hurt?
Inimai M. Chettiar, Lauren-Brooke Eisen
USA TODAY, 18.04.2016
Assimilation is counter-terrorism: Odierno and O'Hanlon
Raymond Odierno and Michael O'Hanlon
EurekAlert!, 18.04.2016
Exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight
The Conversation, 18.04.2016
Why elderly deaths from abuse are part of wider pattern of violence against women
Hannah Bows
Newsweek, 18.04.2016
Neuroscience Is Changing the Debate Over What Role Age Should Play in the Courts
Tim Requarth
EurekAlert!, 19.04.2016
'Good cop' parent not enough to buffer some harmful effects of 'bad cop' parent
Iowa State University
EurekAlert!, 19.04.2016
States with punitive justice systems have higher rates of foster care, study finds
American Sociological Association
The Conversation, 19.04.2016
Countries should put women at the forefront of the UN drug policy debate
Claudia Stoicescu
The Conversation, 19.04.2016
Fight against Islamic State in Iraq is becoming a major ground war
Paul Rogers
The Conversation, 19.04.2016
Behind the Syrian violence – the peaceful town of Al Qaryatayn
Emma Loosley
Washington Post, 20.04.2016
How violence shapes children for life
Emily Badger and Christopher Ingraham
EurekAlert!, 20.04.2016
Online program reduces bullying behavior in schools, tests show
Case Western Reserve University
The Conversation, 21.04.2016
The problem with Western activists trying to do good in Africa
Ben Radley
EurekAlert!, 21.04.2016
Study points to how low-income, resource-poor communities can reduce substance abuse
EurekAlert!, 22.04.2016
New survey shows Americans believe civility is on the decline
NORC at the University of Chicago
The Conversation, 22.04.2016
What an extrajudicial killing tells us about Israel’s image anxiety
Yoav Galai
Zeenews, 24.04.2016
Bangladesh prof killing: Taslima Nasreen says Islamists killing secular people as atheist bloggers already left country
EurekAlert!, 25.04.2016
Risks of harm from spanking confirmed by analysis of 5 decades of research
University of Texas at Austin
The Conversation, 25.04.2016
Your devices' latest feature? They can spy on your every move
H V Jagadish
The Conversation, 25.04.2016
Australia still doesn’t see a cyber attack as the menace our allies fear
Greg Austin
The Intercept, 25.04.2016
Spy Chief Complains That Edward Snowden Sped Up Spread of Encryption by 7 Years
Jenna McLaughlin
The Conversation, 26.04.2016
Australia’s gun laws save lives – but are we now going backwards?
Rebecca Peters, Chris Cunneen
Washington Post, 27.04.2016
This study found race matters in police shootings, but the results may surprise you
Tom Jackman
ThinkProgress, 27.04.2016
What The Next Execution Tells Us About Childhood Trauma And The Death Penalty
Carimah Townes
The Conversation, 27.04.2016
Hillsborough inquest rights the wrongs, but now attitudes towards fans must change
David Webber
The Conversation, 27.04.2016
Whose line is it anyway? The murderer, his mother, and the ghost writers
Christopher Kremmer
The Conversation, 27.04.2016
The truth about the links between military service and crime
Leanne K Simpson
European Commission CORDIS News and Events, 28.04.2016
Fresh thinking needed to tackle ‘crimmigration’
University World News, 28.04.2016
Terrorism and migration seen as world’s top challenges
Nick Holdsworth
Rappler, 28.04.2016
Indonesia executions one year on: Mary Jane lives but death penalty questions linger
Gabrielle Dunlevy
San Jose Mercury News, 28.04.2016
Stanford survey on sexual assault faces growing chorus of critics
Katy Murphy
The Conversation, 28.04.2016
More money doesn’t guarantee success in cyber security race
Benjamin Dean
The Conversation, 28.04.2016
‘Burner’ phones, social media and online magazines: understanding the technology of terrorism
Thomas Holt
The Conversation, 29.04.2016
How far can you go to lawfully protect yourself in a home invasion?
Marilyn McMahon
theguardian.com, 29.04.2016
The airstrike on an Aleppo hospital is a wake-up call for the UN. It must act now
Joanne Liu, Peter Maurer
EurekAlert!, 30.04.2016
