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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
The Guardian, 01.06.2023
Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns
Tom Phillips, Jonathan Watts
The Conversation, 01.06.2023
Ukraine war: why Putin’s appeals to masculinity to recruit for the military will not work
Charlie Walker
Los Angeles Times, 01.06.2023
50 years after a classmate’s slaying, three amateur sleuths set out to find her killer
Laura J. Nelson
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, 01.06.2023
Analysts say curfews don’t work; cities bet on them as a tool against youth gun violence
Matt Krupnick
PR Newswire, 01.06.2023
New Independent Research Study Reveals Majority of Global Financial Institutions Are Unable to Respond Effectively to Fraud and Financial Crime
USA TODAY, 02.06.2023
Alcohol and guns are everywhere in American society. Researchers say it's a deadly combo.
Grace Hauck
The Guardian, 02.06.2023
Records shed light on Jeffrey Epstein’s state of mind in jail in days before death
spiegel.de, 02.06.2023
Suspicious Activity: What Are German Fighter Pilots Doing in China?
Maik Baumgärtner, Jörg Diehl, Matthias Gebauer, Christoph Giesen, Alexander Kauschanski, Roman Lehberger, Marvin Milatz, Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer, Friederike Röhreke, Fidelius Schmid und
The Conversation, 02.06.2023
Ukraine war: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the ‘warrior constituency’ that could threaten Putin from the right
Anna Matveeva
The Guardian / The Observer, 03.06.2023
A lawyer got ChatGPT to do his research, but he isn’t AI’s biggest fool
John Naughton
Washington Post, 03.06.2023
Man repeatedly shocked with Taser by LAPD died from enlarged heart and cocaine use, coroner says
College of Policing, 04.06.2023
Assaults on police – culture, legitimacy and risk
Sergeant Lee Johnson
The Conversation, 04.06.2023
Canadian police are becoming more militarized, and that is damaging public trust
Tandeep Sidhu
EurekAlert!, 05.06.2023
Tools to assess crime risk for young cohorts are likely to fail over time if they ignore social change
Carnegie Mellon University
New Jersey Monitor, 05.06.2023
Advocates say a simple solution to gun violence exists
Michele C. Hollow
EurekAlert!, 05.06.2023
Childhood maltreatment predicts adult emotional difficulties
Stanford University
PsyPost, 05.06.2023
New study identifies sexual frustration as a significant factor in mass shootings
Eric W. Dolan
Trinity College, 05.06.2023
Abuse Victims Are Suffering Brain Injuries at Rates Unseen in Some Sports, Study Reports
Kristen Cole
New York Times, 06.06.2023
Over 300 Cases Tied to Convicted N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Tossed Out
Hurubie Meko
The Conversation, 06.06.2023
Ukraine war: what we know about the Nova Kakhovka dam and who gains from its destruction
Stefan Wolff, David Hastings Dunn
The Conversation, 06.06.2023
Ukraine war: the psychological and political impact of the drone attacks in Russia – an expert explains
Ben Soodavar
New York Times, 06.06.2023
Internal Blast Probably Breached Ukraine Dam, Experts Say (Cautiously)
James Glanz, Marc Santora and Richard Pérez-Peña
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), 07.06.2023
Turning Resolutions Into Results: Ending Cycles of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Marine Corps Times, 07.06.2023
Military service key factor in 3 decades of extremist attacks
Nikki Wentling
The Guardian, 07.06.2023
Racism, homophobia fuelling thousands of crimes in New Zealand each year, figures show
Charlotte Graham-McLay
EurekAlert!, 07.06.2023
A pair of brain regions prompts females to kill or care for their young
NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
EurekAlert!, 07.06.2023
What does ChatGPT say when you tell it you were sexually assaulted, you’re suicidal, or want to quit smoking?
University of California - San Diego
The Conversation, 07.06.2023
How the legal tools to prevent forced marriage can lead to further abuse
Sundari Anitha, Aisha K. Gill
The Conversation, 07.06.2023
Stopping misinformation before it spreads is important.
Laks V.S. Lakshmanan
spiegel.de, 07.06.2023
Putin the Pen-Pusher? Russian President's Years in Germany Seem Less Exciting than the Stories
Sven Röbel und Wolfgang Tietze
EurekAlert!, 08.06.2023
Changing police culture with stories of wrongful convictions
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
EurekAlert!, 08.06.2023
Access to non-police services for domestic abuse victims shown to decrease witness statement provision but reduces victimisation
University of Surrey
SBS News, 08.06.2023
Russia has been accused of 'ecocide' over the destruction of a Ukrainian dam. What is it?
Amy Hall
EurekAlert!, 09.06.2023
Study highlights why people who are sexually harassed might not come forward immediately, or at all
University of Exeter
The Conversation, 09.06.2023
Pyramid schemes are on the rise – but do those who join up deserve prosecution or compensation?
Branislav Hock, Mark Button
The Conversation, 09.06.2023
US gun crime: why tourists are being warned to avoid and beware
Ross Bennett-Cook
spiegel.de, 09.06.2023
Moscow's Fever Dreams: There Is Only One Possible Answer to the Kakhovka Dam Breach
Mathieu von Rohr
The Conversation, 11.06.2023
Transgress to impress: why do people tag buildings – and are there any solutions?
Flavia Marcello
The Conversation, 11.06.2023
Yes, the incel community has a sexism problem, but we can do something about it
Michael Halpin, Finlay Maguire
The Conversation, 12.06.2023
‘If you want to die in jail, keep talking’ – two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice
Thomas A. Durkin, Joseph Ferguson
EurekAlert!, 12.06.2023
Fatal overdoses increase after police seize drugs, study finds
Brown University
EurekAlert!, 12.06.2023
Hines studying male victims of intimate partner violence in racial/ethnic minority communities
George Mason University
Higher Education Policy Institute, 12.06.2023
Higher education after #MeToo: what’s changed in institutional responses to gender-based violence and harassment?
Anna Bull
The Independent, 12.06.2023
‘This is war’: Police monitoring online far-right threats and pro-Trump protests with federal indictment
Alex Woodward
The Intercept, 12.06.2023
New Technology Helps Reconstruct Atrocities. Will It Make It Easier to Convict War Criminals?
Alice Speri
EurekAlert!, 12.06.2023
Researcher explores vulnerabilities of AI systems to online misinformation
University of Texas at Arlington
The Guardian, 13.06.2023
Nottingham in shock after three die in early morning attacks
Vikram Dodd, Jessica Murray, Helen Pidd and Jamie Grierson
New York Times, 13.06.2023
Trump ArraignmentTrump Pleads Not Guilty in Documents Case
Glenn Thrush, Nicholas Nehamas and Eileen Sullivan
The Conversation, 13.06.2023
Prosecuting a former president is not an easy decision. A criminal law professor explains why
Ronald S. Sullivan
STAT, 13.06.2023
‘The drug bust paradox’: Study shows opioid deaths double after police action
Lev Facher
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, 14.06.2023
Commentary: The power of non-violence: Myths and reality
Haley Morrow
The Conversation, 14.06.2023
EU approves draft law to regulate AI – here’s how it will work
Nello Cristianini
The Conversation, 15.06.2023
How the Unabomber’s unique linguistic fingerprints led to his capture
Roger J. Kreuz
The Conversation, 15.06.2023
‘He just kept going’ – why you might snap back, freeze or ignore street harassment
Bianca Fileborn
EurekAlert!, 15.06.2023
Extensive study links cannabis use disorder to mental disorders
Aarhus University
The Conversation, 15.06.2023
Russians are using age-old military tactic of flooding to combat Ukraine’s counteroffensive
Liam Collins
The Conversation, 15.06.2023
Despite threats of violence, Trump’s federal indictment happened with little fanfare – but that doesn’t mean the far-right movement is fading, an extr
Amy Cooter
Phys.org, 15.06.2023
Researchers find little evidence that military policing reduces crime
Pete Bilderback
USA Today, 16.06.2023
Why aren't nursing home residents reporting abuse? Fear of retaliation, study finds.
Nada Hassanein
CBS News, 16.06.2023
London police not doing enough to tackle systemic racism, policing expert says
James Chaarani
The Guardian, 16.06.2023
Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
Jess Clark and Zoe Wood
The Trace, 16.06.2023
Gun Violence Isn’t an Isolated Crisis. Its Solutions Aren’t Isolated, Either.
Sunny Sone
National Institute of Justice, 16.06.2023
Evaluating Victim Services Text and Chat Hotlines: Technology Helps Reach Underserved Populations
The Guardian, 17.06.2023
Trump and the Republican party exemplify these five elements of fascism
Robert Reich
The Guardian/The Observer, 18.06.2023
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/18/ukraine-woman-recounts-five-month-nightmare-of-torture-and-imprisonment
Dan Sabbagh and Artem Mazhulin
Undark Magazine, 19.06.2023
Studies Show a Need for Procedural Justice in ‘Hot Spot’ Policing
Rod McCullom
The Conversation, 19.06.2023
The Greek migrant shipwreck is another preventable tragedy at the borders of Europe
Gemma Bird
Washington Post, 19.06.2023
AI-generated child sex images spawn new nightmare for the web
Drew Harwell
Newswise, 19.06.2023
De facto decriminalization of drug possession reduces the overall arrest toll on the Black community, although racial disparities persist
The Conversation, 20.06.2023
Graffiti has undergone a massive shift in a few quick decades as street art gains social acceptance
Stefano Bloch
The Conversation, 20.06.2023
Police forces across England plan to respond to fewer mental health calls – here’s why
Claire Warrington
EurekaAlert!, 20.06.2023
Civil violence exposure and subsequent onset and persistence of mental disorders
Phys.org, 20.06.2023
Stretched police branded 'unjust' by Australian youth battling mental health
Australian Catholic University
The Conversation, 20.06.2023
Scientific fraud is rising, and automated systems won’t stop it. We need research detectives
Adrian Barnett
The Guardian, 20.06.2023
Others debate whether Putin’s attack on Ukraine is genocide. As bombs rain down on us, I have no doubt
Oleksandr Mykhed
The Guardian, 20.06.2023
‘Why I might have done what I did’: conversations with Ireland’s most notorious murderer
Mark O’Connell
The Conversation, 21.06.2023
How scammers use psychology to create some of the most convincing internet cons – and what to watch out for
Stacey Wood, Yaniv Hanoch
The Guardian, 22.06.2023
‘You can’t pour from an empty cup’: US violence prevention workers tell of burnout
Sonya Singh
EurekaAlert!, 22.06.2023
Hate speech: Words can hurt more than actions
Publication Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Police 1, 22.06.2023
https://www.police1.com/police-products/investigation/cameras/articles/staffing-shortages-are-having-a-negative-impact-on-policing-but-technology-can-
Laura Neitzel
CBS News, 22.06.2023
'A life sentence': No escape from abusive relationships when navigating family court system, say victims
Joelle Seal
The Conversation, 23.06.2023
Preventing and addressing violence in schools: 4 priorities as educators plan for next year
Ardavan Eizadirad,
EurekaAlert!, 23.06.2023
Baylor researchers examine relationship between imprisoned mothers and their adolescent children’s risk behaviors
Baylor University
University of California, 23.06.2023
Why do we watch so much negative TV? To combat life’s stress, study suggests
Karen Nikos-Rose
EurekaAlert!, 23.06.2023
People are falsely denying firearm ownership, and it’s not who you might think
Rutgers University
The Conversation, 23.06.2023
Berlin blockade 75 years on: how Russian occupation tactics in Ukraine echo Soviet actions in East Germany
Stefan Wolff, Tetyana Malyarenko
spiegel.de, 23.06.2023
Europe's New Asylum Policy: "The First Thing They Do Is Imprison You"
José Bautista, Monika Bolliger, Katrin Elger, Jan Friedmann, Frank Hornig, Steffen Lüdke und Ralf Neukirch
New York Times, 24.06.2023
Georgia Police Department Apologizes for Using Targets With Photo of a Black Man
Lauren McCarthy
The Conversation, 24.06.2023
Wagner group mercenaries in Africa: why there hasn’t been any effective opposition to drive them out
John F. Clark
Verfassungsblog, 25.06.2023
Human Rights Violations to Deflect Refugees
Minos Mouzourakis / Cathryn Costello
EurekaAlert!, 26.06.2023
People in power who are guilt-prone are less likely to be corrupt
University of California - Santa Barbara
EurekaAlert!, 26.06.2023
Study shows unsafe storage of firearms continues to put guns in the hands of children
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Conversation, 26.06.2023
The rise of Yevgeny Prigozhin: how a one-time food caterer became Vladimir Putin’s biggest threat
Robert Horvath, Isabella Currie
The Guardian, 26.06.2023
In the face of mutiny, humiliated Putin didn’t know what to do. We should worry about what he’ll do next
Samantha de Bendern
Verfassungsblog, 26.06.2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russia’s Expanding Prerogative State
Dr. William Partlett
The Conversation, 27.06.2023
Chatbots can be used to create manipulative content — understanding how this works can help address it
Robert W. Gehl, Sean Lawson
The Conversation, 27.06.2023
Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who’s behind it and how it could be controlled
Frederike Ambagtsheer
Big think, 27.06.2023
The strong economic case for hiring people with criminal records
Kevin Dickinson
EurekaAlert!, 28.06.2023
MIT researchers devise a way to evaluate cybersecurity methods
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York Times, 28.06.2023
Barred From Grocery Stores by Facial Recognition
By Adam Satariano, Kashmir Hill
The Conversation, 29.06.2023
Police shouldn’t be able to investigate themselves. Victoria needs an independent police accountability body
Sarah Schwartz
EurekaAlert!, 29.06.2023
Adverse childhood experiences are ‘strong predictor’ for adolescent cannabis use
University of Bath
The Guardian, 29.06.2023
As a ‘spy cops’ victim, I’m glad their sexual abuse has been condemned, but what about their bosses?
Alison
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29.06.2023
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2020
EurekaAlert!, 29.06.2023
Our brains are hardwired to believe lies and conspiracy theories, research shows
Taylor & Francis Group
Reuters, 29.06.2023
Explainer: French police use-of-force powers at road traffic stops
Juliette Jabkhiro, Layli Foroudi
The Conversation, 29.06.2023
Debunking migration myths: the real reasons people move, and why most migration happens in the global south – podcast
Avery Anapol, Mend Mariwany
The Guardian, 29.06.2023
How to reduce the damage done by gentrification
Ian Goldin and Tom Lee-Devlin
The Conversation, 30.06.2023
Investigation into ‘reprehensible’ failure of police ends quietly with no charges – why we must learn from the Lawyer X scandal
Jude McCulloch, Michael Maguire
The Conversation, 30.06.2023
Paris riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded
Joseph Downing
