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The Conversation, 05.10.2021
Trial of 100-year-old man in Germany: why Nazi war crimes take so long to prosecute
Rainer Schulze
The Conversation, 05.10.2021
Police killings of civilians in the US have been undercounted by more than half in official statistics
Moshen Naghavi, Eve Wool, Fablina Sharara
The Conversation, 05.10.2021
Sexual abuse during humanitarian operations still happens. What must be done to end it
Chen Reis
The Conversation, 06.10.2021
Paid millions to hide trillions: Pandora Papers expose financial crime enablers, too
Marc Tassé
EurekAlert!, 08.10.2021
The Lancet: COVID-19 pandemic led to stark rise in depressive and anxiety disorders globally in 2020, with women and younger people most affected.
EurekAlert!, 08.10.2021
COVID-19 stay at home orders brought uptick in child abuse
American Academy of Pediatrics
The Conversation, 10.10.2021
The Pandora Papers show the line between tax avoidance and tax evasion has become so blurred we need to act against both
Alex Simpson
The Conversation, 10.10.2021
Australia had a record number of police shootings in the past year. Should we be concerned?
Terry Goldsworthy
EurekAlert!, 11.10.2021
Forgiveness messaging increases willingness to accept former Boko Haram fighters returning home, new study shows
The Conversation, 11.10.2021
Study paints a grim picture of what young gangsters think about violence and manhood
G. Nokukhanya Ndhlovu, Pius Tanga
The Conversation, 12.10.2021
‘Empathy machine’ or false hope? How virtual reality is being used to try to stop domestic violence
Stuart M Bender, Mick Broderick
EurekAlert!, 12.10.2021
Exposure to childhood adversity is linked to early mortality and associated with nearly half a million annual US deaths
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
spiegel.de, 12.10.2021
The Shadowy, Homemade Weapons Community Just Keeps on Growing
Maik Baumgärtner, Alexander Epp, Roman Lehberger und Roman Höfner
New York Times, 13.10.2021
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Restore Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber
Adam Liptak
TIME Magazine, 13.10.2021
He Was Shot by a Stranger but Treated Like a Criminal When He Reached the ER
Melissa Chan
The Conversation, 13.10.2021
Cannabis store openings in Canada only slightly affected the number of users
Michael J. Armstrong
Sky News, 13.10.2021
Antisemitism 'rife' on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, research finds
Rebecca Speare-Cole
The Conversation, 13.10.2021
5 Australian COVID experts on receiving abuse and trolling amid the pandemic
Liam Petterson, Lucy Beaumont
The Conversation, 13.10.2021
How does smoking marijuana affect academic performance? Two researchers explain how it can alter more than just moods
Jason R. Kilmer, Christine M. Lee
The Conversation, 14.10.2021
3 years after legalization, we have shockingly little information about how it changed cannabis use and health harms
Daniel Myran
EurekAlert!, 14.10.2021
For 50 years, mass incarceration has hurt American families; here’s how to change it
EurekAlert!, 14.10.2021
Study discovers unique brain signature of intimate partner aggression
Virginia Commonwealth University
EurekAlert!, 14.10.2021
Facial recognition, cameras, other tools police use raise questions about accountability
University of California - Davis
Oregon Public Broadcasting, 15.10.2021
Dozens of Oregon law enforcement officers have been members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia
Jonathan Levinson
The Conversation, 15.10.2021
Death penalty can express society’s outrage – but biases often taint the verdict
Amelia Wirts
The Conversation, 15.10.2021
Tsarnaev Supreme Court appeal: Do unbiased jurors exist in an age of social media?
Thaddeus Hoffmeister
The Guardian, 15.10.2021
After David Amess’s death, MPs will feel the cold shiver of vulnerability
Rafael Behr
EurekAlert!, 15.10.2021
Study: Adolescents’ experiences with police have harmful repercussions for later life outcomes
American Society of Criminology
Cincinnati Enquirer, 16.10.2021
Tradition of domestic violence handed from one generation to the next
Anne Saker
The Ticker, 16.10.2021
Police stops for minor infractions fail to ‘protect and serve’
Maya Demchak-Gottlieb
The Conversation, 16.10.2021
David Amess killing: threats of violence and harassment have become commonplace for politicians
James Weinberg
New York Times, 16.10.2021
With Lawmaker’s Killing, U.K. Confronts a New Episode of Terrorism
Mark Landler, Megan Specia and Stephen Castle
New York Times, 17.10.2021
At Axel Springer, Politico’s New Owner, Allegations of Sex, Lies and a Secret Payment
Ben Smith
The Conversation, 17.10.2021
Trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers will scrutinize the use – and abuse – of ‘outdated’ citizen’s arrest laws
Seth W. Stoughton
Public Policy Institute of California, 18.10.2021
Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops
Magnus Lofstrom, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin, and Deepak Premkumar
Birmingham Mail, 18.10.2021
'Domestic abuse not seen as priority' - Criminologist blasts system as 13,000 'timed-out' cases dropped
Center for Immigration Studies, 18.10.2021
Panel Video: Are Immigrants Less Willing to Report Crime?
Mark Krikorian, Steven A. Camarota, Jessica M. Vaughan, Keith Harmon, and Bryan Griffith
The Conversation, 18.10.2021
Why Facebook and other social media companies need to be reined in
Kaitlynn Mendes, Jacquelyn Burkell, Jane Bailey, Valerie Steeves
The Conversation, 18.10.2021
Aged care staff urgently need training to report and prevent sexual assault
Joseph Ibrahim, Amelia Grossi, Daisy Smith, Meghan Wright
The Conversation, 19.10.2021
Is it even possible to regulate Facebook effectively? Time and again, attempts have led to the same outcome
Olga Kokshagina, Stan Karanasios
The Conversation, 19.10.2021
How a maximum security prison offers a pathway to academic excellence and a PhD
Christian Tietz
The Conversation, 19.10.2021
Adolescent dating violence affects 1 in 3, but murky policies mean most adults don’t know how to help
Deinera Exner-Cortens, Wendy Craig
Newswise, 19.10.2021
Baltimore’s No-Prosecution Policy for Low-Level Drug Possession and Prostitution Finds Almost No Rearrests for Serious Offenses
Johns Hopkins
EurekAlert!, 19.10.2021
Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic
University of Birmingham
Kathimerini / New York Times, 19.10.2021
Town rattled by bow-and-arrow killings ponders terrorism and mental illness
Cora Engelbrecht and Henrik Pryser Libell
Police1, 19.10.2021
Research investigates factors that are related to accuracy during criminal investigations
Jean Cabell
The Conversation, 20.10.2021
Online abuse: banning anonymous social media accounts is not the answer
Harry T Dyer
The Conversation, 20.10.2021
Sarah Everard, police culture and the ‘masculinised’ workplaces we can all help change
Stephen Burrell, Nicole Westmarland, Sandy Ruxton
Wall Street Journal, 20.10.2021
Taliban Commander Who Launched Bombings in Kabul Is Now a Police Chief in Charge of Security
Saeed Shah
Reason, 20.10.2021
New Research Says Police in Schools Don't Reduce Shootings but They Do Increase Expulsions and Arrests
C.J. Ciaramella
The Crime Report, 20.10.2021
As Police Violence Increases, Civilians Less Likely to Call 911: Study
Andrea Cipriano
Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 20.10.2021
Pushback against AI policing in Europe heats up over racism fears
Arthur Neslen
New Statesman, 20.10.2021
Afghanistan shows the American dream of remaking the world is over
John Gray
Newswise, 21.10.2021
U.S. gun violence increased 30% during COVID-19 pandemic
Penn State College of Medicine
New York Times, 21.10.2021
Syria Executes 24 People for Setting Wildfires, Calling It ‘Terrorism’
Ben Hubbard
The Conversation, 21.10.2021
How do you spot a witch? This notorious 15th-century book gave instructions – and helped execute thousands of women
Melissa Chim
New York Times, 22.10.2021
‘Needle Spiking’ of Women in Britain Stirs Alarm Over New Kind of Assault
Megan Specia and Isabella Kwai
The Conversation, 22.10.2021
Hollywood’s love of guns increases the risk of shootings – both on and off the set
Brad Bushman, Dan Romer
New York Times, 22.10.2021
New Zealand Wants a 90% Vaccination Rate. Its Street Gangs May Hold the Key.
Natasha Frost
Washington Post, 23.10.2021
Inside Facebook, Jan. 6 violence fueled anger, regret over missed warning signs
Craig Timberg, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Reed Albergotti
New York Times, 23.10.2021
The Sheikh, the Businessman and a Hacking Mystery on 3 Continents
Barry Meier and Karan Deep Singh
The Conversation, 24.10.2021
Cyberattacks to critical infrastructure threaten our safety and well-being
Jason Jaskolka
New York Times, 25.10.2021
Officers to Testify About Eric Garner’s Death in Long-Delayed Inquiry
Troy Closson
Small Wars Journal, 25.10.2021
Corruption, Crime, and Gangs in Central America: Understanding the Root Causes
Jonathan D. Rosen
Newswise, 25.10.2021
Another threat from the climate crisis: Violent conflicts, including genocide, will worsen as countries compete for dwindling resources
Alex Alvarez
Newswise, 25.10.2021
Police Training Needs Urgent Reforms, New Report from American University Reveals
American University
The Guardian, 25.10.2021
Banning anonymous social media accounts would only stifle free speech and democracy
Owen Jones
The Guardian, 26.10.2021
How the US fails to take away guns from domestic abusers: ‘These deaths are preventable’
Jennifer Gollan
The Guardian, 26.10.2021
Cases of police abusing role for sexual gain have risen sharply, says watchdog
Tom Ambrose
The Guardian, 26.10.2021
‘We are so divided now’: how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders
Lauren Hilgers
The Conversation, 27.10.2021
Being Watched: How surveillance amplifies racist policing and threatens the right to protest — Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 10
Vinita Srivastava
The Conversation, 27.10.2021
From Tarantino to Squid Game: why do so many people enjoy violence?
Simon McCarthy-Jones
The Conversation, 27.10.2021
Violence and mental health are likely to get worse in a warming world
Dann Mitchell, Vikki Thompson
Washington Post, 27.10.2021
Oklahoma turns to Supreme Court after long-delayed executions are halted again
Kim Bellware
New York Times, 27.10.2021
To Rein In Abuse by the Police, Lawmakers Must Do What the Supreme Court Will Not
Barry Friedman and Maria Ponomarenko
The Conversation, 27.10.2021
Why student absences aren’t the real problem in America’s ‘attendance crisis’
Jaymes Pyne, Elizabeth Vaade, Eric Grodsky
The Conversation, 28.10.2021
State spending on anti-poverty programs could substantially reduce child abuse and neglect
Henry T. Puls, Paul J. Chung
The Conversation, 28.10.2021
More prison time for less crime, our swelling prisons are costing us dearly
Stephen King
EurekAlert!, 28.10.2021
‘I could be killed at any time’: The anguish of being wrongfully convicted of murder
University of California - Los Angeles
EurekAlert!, 28.10.2021
Only 27.5% of adult victims of child sexual abuse tell someone about the experience while still a child
University of Malaga
The Conversation, 28.10.2021
Drink spiking: why so little is still known about this horrifying trend
Lata Gautam
The New Republic, 29.10.2021
How Crime Stoppers Hotlines Encourage Sketchy Tips and Hurt Poor Defendants
Tana Ganeva
The Conversation, 31.10.2021
The Pandora Papers: How punishing tax cheats can serve as a deterrent
Tisha King
Washington Post, 31.10.2021
Threats and disinformation spread across the country in the wake of the Capitol siege, shaking the underpinnings of American democracy.
Washington Post, 31.10.2021
For 187 harrowing minutes, the president watched his supporters attack the Capitol — and resisted pleas to stop them.
Washington Post, 31.10.2021
As Trump propelled his supporters to Washington, law enforcement agencies failed to heed mounting warnings about violence on Jan. 6.
New York Times, 31.10.2021
Why Many Police Traffic Stops Turn Deadly
David D. Kirkpatrick, Steve Eder, Kim Barker and Julie Tate
