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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
Summit Daily News, 01.05.2016
Solutions to racial disparity in justice appear obvious to some, illusive to others
Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
theguardian.com, 02.05.2016
Incidents of toddlers shooting others or themselves increasing, data shows
Matthew Teague
Sydney Morning Herald, 02.05.2016
Domestic violence will flourish because of government funding cuts
Jenna Price
EurekAlert!, 02.05.2016
Sex exchange a heightened risk factor among women with incarceration history
Brown University
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/acoe-ifa050316.php, 03.05.2016
Imodium for a legal high is as dumb and dangerous as it sounds
The Conversation, 03.05.2016
Revealed: the truth about ethnic diversity of neighbourhoods
Aneta Piekut
The Conversation, 03.05.2016
Courts must stop judging women who kill their babies as morally ‘good’ or ‘bad’
Jackie Turton, Emma Milne
New York Times online Updated May 9, 2016, 5:52 AM, 10.05.2016
Drug Addiction Cannot Be Decoupled from Mental Illness
Ayesha Delany-Brumsey is the director of, and Chelsea Davis is a research associate at, the Substance Use and Mental Health program at the Vera Institute of Justice.
Savannah Morning News Posted May 9, 2016 11:15 pm, 11.05.2016
City must find the money for more public safety cameras, buy them, then install them where they are most needed
The Nation April 28, 2016, 11.05.2016
We Know We Hate the Establishment—but Do We Know What It Is?
The vague term obscures where power really lies.
By Michael Kazin
The Conversation May 5, 2016 10.58am BST, 11.05.2016
How would Brexit affect data protection, privacy and surveillance laws in Britain?
Author Steve Peers, Professor of Law, University of Essex
Newsweek 11.5.2016, 12.05.2016
Britain's Welfare State Pushes People Into Survival Crime
Britain’s welfare state is making people destitute and pushes them toward “survival crime” in order to eat, a major U.K. study has found.
Harvard researchers uncover what happens with US gun, 12.05.2016
laws after mass shootings
Written by Jenny Anderson
The Conversation May 13, 2016 1.59am BST, 13.05.2016
Is the U.S. military strategy doing more harm or good in the Middle East?
Author Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., Executive Director, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke University
Quartz 12.5.2016, 13.05.2016
California let 30,000 people out of prison and the crime rate didn’t change
EurekAlert! Public Release: 11-May-2016, 13.05.2016
Large reductions in prison population can be made without endangering public safety
Indiana University
EurekAlert! Public Release: 16-May-2016, 17.05.2016
Body-worn cameras associated with increased assaults against police, and increase in use-of-force if officers choose
University of Cambridge
The Conversation May 13, 2016 1.59am BST, 17.05.2016
Does social media help the government-citizen relationship? Depends who you ask
Author James Toscano, Vice President for Public Affairs & Communications, Tidewater Community College
The Conversation May 15, 2016 8.46pm BST, 17.05.2016
Protecting your privacy if you use a route mapping app
Author Farhad Farokhi, Research fellow, University of Melbourne
Pacific Standard 17.5.2016, 18.05.2016
Are You Raising a Little Criminal?
A preference for immediate gratification, rather than a bigger reward later on, is a bad sign.
By Tom Jacobs
CBC.ca Posted: May 17, 2016 7:32 PM CT Last Updated:, 18.05.2016
'It's in our workplaces': domestic violence researcher says
Researcher Barb MacQuarrie addresses domestic violence at Regina conference for provincial transition houses
National Post May 18, 2016 5:57 PM ET, 19.05.2016
Body-worn cameras resulted in an increase of civilian assault on police, new study says
Laura Hensley |
The Atlantic June 2016 Issue Health, 23.05.2016
There’s No Such Thing as Free Will
But we’re better off believing in it anyway.
Stephen Cave
The Atlantic June 2016 Issue Science, 23.05.2016
The False Promise of DNA Testing
The forensic technique is becoming ever more common—and ever less reliable.
Matthew Shaer
The Conversation May 20, 2016 1.44pm BST, 23.05.2016
SWIFT banking system frauds shows that even trusted financial institutions are vulnerable to attack
Author Matthew Hollow, Associate lecturer, University of York
The Conversation May 24, 2016 1.48am BST, 24.05.2016
We need to know the algorithms the government uses to make important decisions about us
Author Nicholas Diakopoulos, Tow Fellow, Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University; Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Maryland
It’s easier to defend against ransomware than you might think, 24.05.2016
Author Amin Kharraz, Research Assistant, Systems Security Lab, Northeastern University
The Nationwide Crime Wave Is Building, 25.05.2016
As the homicide rate keeps rising in many cities, even some who dismissed the ‘Ferguson effect’ admit the phenomenon is real.
By Heather Mac Donald
The Conversation May 24, 2016 2.17pm BST, 25.05.2016
How to stop your phone from being hacked
Author Ali Dehghantanha, Lecturer in Cyber Security and Forensics, University of Salford
Journalist's Resource May 23, 2016, 25.05.2016
How judges understand, try to address racial disparities in the criminal court process
EurekAlert! Public Release: 24-May-2016, 26.05.2016
UW experts develop method for including migration uncertainty in population projections
University of Washington
WIRED 24.5.2016, 26.05.2016
A Severed Head, Two Cops, and the Radical Future of Interrogation
Robert Kolker
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that covers the US criminal justice system.
New York Magazine online May 22, 2016 7:43 p.m., 26.05.2016
Louisiana Is About to Make Attacking a Cop a Hate Crime
By Chas Danner
The Conversation, 26.05.2016
Schools' tough approach to bad behaviour isn’t working – and may escalate problems
Anna Sullivan
EurekAlert!, 26.05.2016
Why everyone wants to help the sick -- but not the unemployed
Aarhus University
Pacific Standard, 26.05.2016
Cybersecurity Is About Solving Problems — Let’s Tackle the Diversity One Next
Ashley Tolbert
The Conversation, 26.05.2016
Could NATO go to war with Russia … and what would happen if it did?
Ian Shields
The Conversation, 26.05.2016
West could sleepwalk into a Doomsday war with Russia – it’s time to wake up
Richard Sakwa
Wall Street Journal (blog) May 26, 2016 1:27 pm ET, 27.05.2016
New Push in Congress to Reverse ‘Overcriminalization’ in Criminal Code
By Gary Fields
The Conversation May 23, 2016 4.43am BST, 27.05.2016
Politicians trashing immigrants and refugees are the real danger to social cohesion
Author Andrew Jakubowicz, Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
EurekAlert! Public Release: 24-May-2016, 27.05.2016
Internet addiction and school burnout feed into each other
Academy of Finland
Pacific Standard, 27.05.2016
One Step Forward, One Step Back in the Fight Against the Death Penalty
Elena Gooray
The Conversation, 27.05.2016
Bomb scares: can you judge a threat from the voice on the phone?
James Tompkinson
The Conversation, 27.05.2016
Children with sexualised behaviours need support, not silence and stigma
Wendy O'Brien
Irish Independent, 28.05.2016
Terrorised communities need our help... and less apathy from residents of leafy suburbs
Martina Devlin
theguardian.com, 29.05.2016
Roberto Saviano: London is heart of global financial corruption
Dan Carrier
Atlanta Black Star, 29.05.2016
What It Means for Black Youth as South Carolina Plans to Raise the Age of Juvenile Offenders from 17 to 18
theguardian.com, 30.05.2016
Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World by Timothy Garton Ash – review
Nick Cohen
The Conversation, 31.05.2016
How much money is ISIS actually making from looted art?
Fiona Rose-Greenland
EurekAlert!, 31.05.2016
To strengthen an opinion, simply say it is based on morality
Ohio State University
The Conversation, 31.05.2016
Does Islam have a problem with democracy? The case of the Maldives
Azim Zahir
