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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
Police News, 01.10.2012
Sick and tired: How sleep deprivation harms cops
"Police are going from zero to hundred in a matter of seconds, both literally and physiologically"
FOX19, 01.10.2012
Study: Fraud growing in scientific research papers
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, 01.10.2012
Juvenile Sex Offenders: Locked Up for Life?
Medical experts raise questions about indefinite civil commitment for troubled youths
Scott Michels
EurekAlert!, 01.10.2012
Serious child abuse injuries creep up, Yale study shows
A new Yale School of Medicine study shows that cases of serious physical abuse in children, such as head injuries, burns, and fractures, increased slightly by about 5% in the last 12 years. This is in sharp contrast to data from child protective services agencies, which show a 55% decrease in physical abuse cases from 1997 to 2009.
EurekAlert!, 01.10.2012
Misconduct, not error, accounts for most scientific paper retractions
New study finds 10-fold increase in fraud-related retractions
Eurasia Review, 01.10.2012
America: Domestic Guns And Mass Murder – OpEd
Guns in homes, carried in handbags and school rucksacks, briefcases, car glove compartments and jackets, accessories to kill and injure, to threaten and intimidate. Don’t leave home without one.
Graham Peebles
IBNLive-, 02.10.2012
FTN: Are the elderly being abused by their own children?
Sagarika GhoseSagarika Ghose
Newswise, 02.10.2012
Survey Sheds Light on High Victimization Rates in Alaska
Survey finds nearly 60 percent of women in Alaska have experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence
Christian Science Monitor, 02.10.2012
Clues about who's behind recent cyber attacks on US banks
A Middle Eastern hacktivist group appeared to claim responsibility for massive denial-of-service cyber attacks on websites of six US banks. Some experts now say that claim is a 'false flag' to divert attention from the real attackers.
Mark Clayton
Le Monde diplomatique, 02.10.2012
Why opposing islamophobia is not a defense of extremism
Christian Christensen
University of Missouri, 02.10.2012
Amazonian Tribal Warfare Sheds Light on Modern Violence, Says MU Anthropologist
Developing a shared sense of global community could help reduce major episodes of violence
National Post, 03.10.2012
Women who killed husbands ‘rarely gave a warning,’ and most weren’t abused, study finds
Tom Blackwell
The Crime Report, 03.10.2012
MN Shooter Had 10,000 Rounds; Pol Urges Tracking Ammo Buys
Buy as much as you want. That was the reaction to a request for 10,000 bullets at Minnesota gun stores.
The Crime Report, 03.10.2012
NYCLU Finds 'Extreme' Use of Solitary in NY Prisons
The use of solitary confinement in New York state prisons is “arbitrary, inhumane and unsafe,” according to a new study published by the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Medical Xpress, 03.10.2012
Official guidance puts child abuse victims at serious risk of having their evidence contested, credibility questioned
BBC News, 03.10.2012
High-def CCTV cameras risk backlash, warns UK watchdog
High-definition closed-circuit television (CCTV) risks sparking a public backlash, according to the UK government's surveillance commissioner.
New York Times, 03.10.2012
Inquiry Cites Flaws in Counterterrorism Offices
One of the nation’s biggest domestic counterterrorism programs has failed to provide virtually any useful intelligence, according to Congressional investigators.
JAMES RISEN
San Diego CityBEAT, 03.10.2012
Another whack at changing Three Strikes
Prop. 36 steps up to the plate, eight years after Prop. 66
Kelly Davis
Science Codex, 03.10.2012
Rutgers study finds economic abuse affects maternal mental health, parenting
.S. News & World Report (blog), 04.10.2012
In Chicago, Proof Positive That Mentoring Decreases Youth Violence
Violence kills more young people in Chicago than in any other city in America. Hope, though, may be on the horizon, thanks to an unusual violent crime study published recently.
Stuff.co.nz, 04.10.2012
The truth about crime and fear
New Zealand's crime rate has dropped to an all-time low, according to official figures released this week.
ROGER BROOKING
Huffington Post UK, 04.10.2012
Fame and Sexual Exploitation
Dr Raj Persaud and Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm
Fame and sexual exploitation - new research reveals how to spot a sexually exploitative man no matter how famous, respected or 'safe' he appears.
ars technica (USA),, 04.10.2012
Evasive action: How The Pirate Bay four dodged Swedish justice—for a while
The site's founders have moved out of Sweden, but Stockholm wants them back.
Cyrus Farivar
EurekAlert!, 05.10.2012
Mount Sinai researchers find mechanism of opiate addiction is completely different from other drugs
Discovery of genes in an animal model of opiate addiction may lead to new drug target for treatment
Chronic morphine exposure has the opposite effect on the brain compared to cocaine in mice, providing new insight into the basis of opiate addiction, according to Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers. They found that a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is increased in cocaine addiction, is inhibited in opioid addiction. The research is published in the October 5 issue of Science.
Mmegi Online, 05.10.2012
Al Qaeda is alive
The terrorist group may be headless, but its tentacles still pack a mean punch writes *DAVEED
GARTENSTEIN-ROSS
Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 07.10.2012
A case to answer: The return of the Supergrass
Tonight, Panorama reveals how the most notoriously unreliable of witnesses – the supergrass – has been brought back into action. But with the recent collapse of a number of high-profile cases, are new supergrass laws doomed to fail?
Emma Slater
ABC Online, 08.10.2012
The dark side of 'normal'
What does the conviction of Andy Muirhead on child porn charges tell us about this internet netherworld? Stephen Smallbone looks for answers.
As a small-time amateur collector of 1950s Japanese ceramics, I had been a regular viewer of the ABC's Collectors program. Presenter Andy Muirhead seemed friendly and charming. I liked him. When news broke in June 2010 that Muirhead had been arrested for possessing child pornography, my first reaction was to hope it wasn't true. Apparently it was.
Stephen Smallbone
BBC News, 08.10.2012
Ex-Thames Valley police chief criticises PCC poll
Peter Neyroud Peter Neyroud said the elections were being held at the wrong time of year for a good turnout
Phys.Org, 08.10.2012
Leicester leads the way in most comprehensive ever hate-crime study
Britain's most comprehensive study of hate crime is being launched this month in Leicester by a specialist research team at the University of Leicester. Ads by Google Laurea On Line - 5 facoltà senza test di ammissione con e-Campus. Contattaci ora! - www.uniecampus.it Criminologists from the University are starting a major two-year project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, examining the experiences of those who are victimised because of their identity, vulnerability or perceived 'difference' in the eyes of the perpetrator.
The Guardian, 08.10.2012
Scientist fighting crime and gravity
Levitation was one professor's plan to cut crime. And it worked. Sort of
Marc Abrahams
Huffington Post (blog)-, 08.10.2012
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study -- the Largest Public Health Study You Never Heard Of
"Adverse childhood experiences" has become a buzzword in social services, public health, education, juvenile justice, mental health, pediatrics, criminal justice, medical research and even business. The ACE Study - the CDC's Adverse Childhood Experiences Study -- has recently been featured in the New York Times, This American Life, and Salon.com. Many people say that just as you should what your cholesterol score is, so you should know your ACE score. But what is this study? And do you know your own ACE score?
The ACE Study - probably the most important public health study you never heard of - emerged from an obesity clinic on a quiet street in San Diego.
New York Times, 08.10.2012
The Patent, Used as a Sword
When Apple announced last year that all iPhones would come with a voice-activated assistant named Siri, capable of answering spoken questions, Michael Phillips’s heart sank.
CHARLES DUHIGG and STEVE LOHR
guardian.co.uk,, 09.10.2012
Greek anti-fascist protesters 'tortured by police' after Golden Dawn clash
Fifteen people arrested in Athens says they were subjected to what their lawyer describes as an Abu Ghraib-style humiliation
Maria Margaronis in Athens
Nouse, 09.10.2012
My Daughter, The Terrorist
Destroyed women or monstrous and crazed terrorists? For Beate Arnstead these suicide bombers are victims of war. Women from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fought since the 1970s for an independent Tamil state. In Sri Lanka’s devastating civil war, these rebel women were prepared to sacrifice their lives as suicide bombers. Despite CNN and the BBC’s failed attempts to access these “crazy women”, Beate was determined to find the women behind the bombs.
The Age, 10.10.2012
The real cost of CCTV might stop you smiling
Cameras have a funny way of turning up when you least expect them - in offices, schools, car parks, bridal stores … The eye in the sky is expanding its field of vision.
Emmeline Taylor
Association for Psychological Science PRESS RELEASE, 10.10.2012
The Good, the Bad, and the Guilty: Anticipating Feelings of Guilt Predicts Ethical Behavior
From politics to finance, government to education, ethics-related scandals seem to crop up with considerable regularity. As whistleblowers and investigative journalists bring these scandals to light, one can’t help but wonder: Are there specific character traits that predispose people to unethical behavior?
Huffington Post UK, 10.10.2012
Who Murders Children? The Latest Research Profiles Child Killers, but Can it Help Detection?
Dr Raj Persaud and Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm
New Statesman, 10.10.2012
How to keep politics out of policing
Just how independent are the non-party-affiliated candidates for the new Police and Crime Commissioner positions?
Craig Harper
Winnipeg Free Press, 10.10.2012
Monitoring device found lacking
Anklet played small role in reducing car thefts: study
Bruce Owen
New Statesman (blog)-, 10.10.2012
Attractive women face prejudice in the courtroom, study says
Women charged with murdering an abusive spouse are more likely to be deemed guilty if they have blonde hair and “smooth, harmonious facial features”.
Alex Ward
EurekAlert!, 10.10.2012
Testosterone increases honesty
Researchers from the University of Bonn examine the biological background of lying
Vanity Fair, 10.10.2012
The Greatest Fake-Art Scam in History?
One of his forgeries hung in a show at the Met. Steve Martin bought another of his fake paintings. Still others have sold at auction for multi-million-dollar prices. So how did a self-described German hippie pull off one of the biggest, most lucrative cons in art-world history? And how did he get nailed?
Joshua Hammer
University of Rochester, 11.10.2012
The Marshmallow Study Revisited
Delaying Gratification Depends as Much on Nurture as on Nature
The New York Review of Books, 11.10.2012
The Problem of the New York Police
Over the past decade the New York City Police Department’s Intelligence Division (Intel) has built an active, fully staffed spying unit devoted to “mapping” the city’s large Muslim community in search of “home-grown” terrorists with no known ties to international jihadist groups.
Michael Greenberg
EurekAlert! Public, 11.10.2012
New web-based model for sharing research datasets could have huge benefits
EurekAlert!, 11.10.2012
England World Cup wins and losses linked to 30 percent rise in domestic violence
Domestic violence rates rose by an average of 30 percent each time England won or lost their games during the 2010 World Cup, but draws had little impact on the statistics.
University of Iowa, 11.10.2012
Parental bonding=happy, stable child
Study finds that closeness with either parent has behavioral, emotional benefits
The Huffington Post UK Posted, 11.10.2012
Mick Duthie Of Metropolitan Police Accused Of Ignoring Justice After Discussing 'Al Capone' Tactics For Rape
The head of the Metropolitan police's sex crime unit has been accused of ignoring justice for victims after he suggested using "Al Capone type tactics" to prosecute suspects for offenses other than rape.
Dina Rickman
The British Psychological Society, 11.10.2012
Leicester launches hate crime study
A specialist research team at the University of Leicester has launched a new study of hate crime. The investigation is believed to be the most comprehensive of its kind and will look at the experiences of victims who are targeted for reasons such as their vulnerability and identity.
University of California, 11.10.2012
Evidence Does Not Support Three-strikes Law as Crime Deterrent
UC Riverside criminologist finds that decline in alcohol consumption is most responsible for decreasing crime rate
Bettye Miller
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, 11.10.2012
Terrorism Risk Greatest for Subway/Rail Commuters, Says MIT Paper at INFORMS Conference
Arnold Barnett
New York Times, 11.10.2012
Her ‘Crime’ Was Loving Schools
Twice the Taliban threw warning letters into the home of Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Pakistan girl who is one of the world’s most persuasive advocates for girls’ education. They told her to stop her advocacy — or else.
New York Times, 11.10.2012
Report Sees More Restraint in Shootings by City Police Officers
In 2011, New York City police officers shot and killed 9 suspects and injured 19 more, the second-lowest annual toll in recent city history, according to a Police Department report.
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Prevention Action, 12.10.2012
How much does “following the rules” matter in delivering a program?
Good mental health helps kids learn better. But questions are being asked about the fidelity with which school-based mental health interventions are implemented – and how much “following the rules” makes a difference. For one Australian program, solid implementation is like a six-month boost in learning, researchers claim.
The Economist Oct 13th 2012, 13.10.2012
How the police recruit radicals
ression in Bahrain is continuing to alienate the Shia majority
Ottawa Citizen, 13.10.2012
Reframe bullying, expert says
Everyone responsible for well-being of youth, chat participants told
Misty Harris
The Economist, 13.10.2012
No shooting please, we’re German
Germans still have a uniquely complicated relationship with their soldiers
Liverpool Echo, 13.10.2012
Police watchdog pledges to try to end generation of Hillsborough ‘distress and anger’
John Siddle
TucsonSentinel.com-, 13.10.2012
How to fix a broken border: Follow the money
Terry Goddard Former Arizona Attorney General
Science Codex, 13.10.2012
Tying our fate to molecular markings
A Simon Fraser University physicist has helped discover that understanding how a chemical mark on our DNA affects gene expression could be as useful to scientists as fingerprints are to police at a crime scene.
EurekAlert!, 14.10.2012
Suicide in children and adolescents
Dr. Paramala J. Santosh, Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
The Observer, 14.10.2012
DNA analysis: far from an open-and-shut case
Forensic evidence is widely considered to be the result of purely objective lab tests, but there's growing proof that psychological bias plays a part
Vaughan Bell
The Observer, 14.10.2012
Metropolitan police accused of 'creating crime' at honey-trap pawn shop
More than 100 people were convicted after year-long sting – but charity says they may have been lured into committing offences
Mark Townsend
Stuff.co.nz, 14.10.2012
A new woman
Fifty years after the feminist revolution began, New Zealand women are more violent and more vulnerable than before. Kirsty Johnston reports on the dark side of progress.
Newswise —Released, 15.10.2012
Cop2Cop Helpline Recognized by National Police Defense Foundation for Service to Law Enforcement Personnel
Newswise, 15.10.2012
Evidence Does Not Support Three-Strikes Law as Crime Deterrent
Contrary to what police, politicians and the public believe, research by a University of California, Riverside criminologist has found that the state's three-strikes law has done nothing to reduce the crime rate.
Christian Science Monitor, 15.10.2012
Amanda Todd bullying suicide: "Nice it Forward" in her memory
What can we individually do after the case of Canadian teen Amanda Todd, who committed suicide after cyber bullying drove her to produce a video detailing her cruel experiences? Join the "Nice it Forward" campaign, in her memory.
EurekAlert!, 15.10.2012
No fear: Why teens are likelier to take gambles
A new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues finds that adolescents commonly take more risks than younger children and adults because they are more willing to accept risks when consequences are unknown, rather than because they are attracted to danger, as often assumed.
Stuff.co.nz, 16.10.2012
Police poll dismissed as 'skewed'
The Police Association has dismissed the results of a poll on trust in police, citing its links to a PR campaign and saying its results were skewed.
Swindon Advertiser, 16.10.2012
More police mean less crime, says candidate for top police role
David Wiles
EurekAlert, 16.10.2012
Alcohol dependence seems to shorten life more than smoking, especially among women
Newswise, 16.10.2012
Marriage, Education Can Help Improve Well-Being of Adults Abused as Children
Researchers investigating the long-term consequences of child abuse report that being identified some protective factors that can improve the health of victims during their adulthood. Men and women in their 30s who had been abused or neglected as children reported worse mental and physical health than their non-abused peers. But being married or having graduated from high school buffered the severity of their symptoms.
Metapsychology, 16.10.2012
Review - In Doubt
The Psychology of the Criminal Justice Process
by Dan Simon
Wendy C. Hamblet
Huffington Post, 17.10.2012
Violent Crime Up In the U.S. For First Time In Nearly 2 Decades, Despite FBI Claims
John Rudolf
Los Angeles Times, 17.10.2012
Violent crimes up 17% in 2011
The Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Victimization Survey includes reported and unreported rapes, robberies and assaults after historically low numbers in 2010. Experts say the one-year fluctuation could be a fluke.
Danielle Ryan
The Atlantic, 17.10.2012
Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Stolen Painting?
In the wake of last night's epic theft from a Dutch museum, the founder of the FBI's art crimes team explains why stealing masterpieces is a terrible business plan.
Jordan Weissmann
Los Angeles Times, 17.10.2012
U.S. reviewing guidelines for use of force by border agencies
The Department of Homeland Security's scrutiny is in response to a letter from 16 members of Congress expressing concern about a Mexican man dying after being Tasered.
Richard Marosi,
Slate Magazine, 17.10.2012
Should We Screen Kids’ Brains and Genes To ID Future Criminals?
Intervention might help save troubled kids. But the label could doom them.
Gary Marchant
Liverpool John Moores University, 17.10.2012
Hillsborough: Collusion and Cover-up lecture
The launch event for the Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion (CCSE) Critical Research 2012 Seminar Series couldn't have been timelier or more necessary, given the recent findings released in the Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel.
Prevention Action, 17.10.2012
A prognosis for diagnosis
Although many more young children are today being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) than even a decade ago, very little is known about the impact of diagnosis on children’s outcomes.
EurekAlert!, 19.10.2012
Collective violence and poverty on the Mexican-US border affects child mental health
The Independent, 19.10.2012
The silent epidemic of head injury in young offenders
New research suggests that a childhood brain injury could increase the likelihood of someone committing a violent crime
Huw Williams
News One, 19.10.2012
Executed At 14: George Stinney’s Birthday Reminds Us That The Death Penalty Must End
Terrell Jermaine Starr
Newswise (press release)-, 19.10.2012
Criminal Punishment and Politics: Elected Judges Take Tougher Stance Prior to Elections
Canadian University Press Newswire, 19.10.2012
Murder and maggots: the world of forensic entomology
Kristen McEwen
EurekAlert!, 20.10.2012
Cyberbullying only rarely the sole factor identified in teen suicides
NEW ORLEANS – Cyberbullying – the use of the Internet, phones or other technologies to repeatedly harass or mistreat peers – is often linked with teen suicide in media reports. However, new research presented on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, shows that the reality is more complex. Most teen suicide victims are bullied both online and in school, and many suicide victims also suffer from depression.
Canada.com-, 20.10.2012
Overuse of Tasers teaches a good lesson
Every new politician and public-sector manager should have to study what went so terribly wrong with the introduction of Tasers in B.C. The case study in how not to make and enforce public policy might help them avoid similar costly mistakes.
The Economist, 20.10.2012
Clean streets
Inner cities are beginning to resemble suburbs, and vice versa
Nottingham Post, 20.10.2012
Offenders try meditation in uni research
THE effects of meditation on violent offenders will be investigated as part of a research project at Nottingham Trent University.
The Economist, 20.10.2012
Kingpin bowling
The most wanted men in Mexico are tumbling. Will crime follow suit?
Center for Research on Globalization, 21.10.2012
“Homegrown Terrorism” and Terrorism by Association
Michael S. Rozeff
Huffington Post Canada, 21.10.2012
Obsolete Crimes Canada: Criminal Code Study Reviews Possibly Out Of Date Sections
Dean Beeby
The Seattle Times, 21.10.2012
Signs of hope on the road to doom
Policy-driven by data and results could overcome the usual politics.
Jerry Large
The Guardian, 22.10.2012
David Cameron's 'tough, but intelligent' initiative on crime runs into trouble
Prime minister's attempt to forget week of setbacks with 'tough, but intelligent' speech flawed by lack of new money to support it
Juliette Jowit
The Guardian, 22.10.2012
Why politicians won't tell you the truth about crime
Offending is falling, and prison doesn't work. But Cameron shows he's also addicted to the quick fix of tough talk
Polly Toynbee
Slate Magazine, 22.10.2012
Future Tense Event Recap: Will Neurolaw Change the Judicial System—and Does Free Will Exist?
Torie Bosch
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, 23.10.2012
From the Streets to Cyberspace: What are the Links Between Gang Membership and Internet Use?
Science Network Western Australia, 23.10.2012
Vitamin B deficiency linked to troubled teens
“We were surprised to find that externalising problems were significantly associated with reduced intake of B1, B2, B5, B6 and folate.”—Prof Oddy. Image: Kate HisockA RECENT Western Australian study is the first to report that low vitamin B-intake is strongly linked to delinquency and aggression in 17 year-olds.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 23.10.2012
American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- New Jersey's Teen Driver Decals Linked with Fewer Crashes
http://www.bostonreview.net/BR37.5/gabriel_omalley_los_tocayos_carlos_deluna_death_penalty_innocence.php, 24.10.2012
The Execution of Carlos DeLuna
Preventing Wrongful Convictions
Gabriel O’Malley
Newswise, 24.10.2012
CA Leads Nation in Exonerations of Wrongfully Convicted
A new criminal justice initiative today released a study showing that 200 or more wrongful convictions have been thrown out since 1989 in California, costing those convicted more than 1,300 years of freedom and taxpayers $129 million.
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 24.10.2012
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
The majority of vendettas originate within a group
The Atlantic (USA),, 24.10.2012
'Perplexed ... Perplexed': On Mob Justice in Nigeria
Why is lynching so common in the West African country?
Teju Cole
New Statesman, 24.10.2012
Justice for Mark Duggan demands that we change the law on intercept evidence
Our absurd laws mean there may never be a public inquest into Duggan's death at the hands of the police.
David Davis and David Lammy
, 25.10.2012
Recent victimization may increase risk of suicidal ideation in adolescents
News-Medical.net- Published on October 24, 2012 at 12:46 AM •
The Times of Israel - October 23, 2012, 10:34 pm, 25.10.2012
Terrorist leaders can change — if we let them, Israeli researcher says
A criminologist goes to the source to see how a lengthy prison term can make terrorists more pragmatic
By Elhanan Miller
EurekAlert! - Public release date: 23-Oct-2012, 25.10.2012
Effective treatment helps Danes with personality disorders
New York Times October 22, 2012, 25.10.2012
In Guatemalan Tourist Haven, Corruption Case Is Talk of the Town
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
The New Statesman, 25.10.2012
We can now elect police officers: but will anyone bother?
Let’s not waste this opportunity.
Shane Britton
Juvenile Justice Information, 25.10.2012
Sexual Trauma Marks Girls’ Path to Juvenile Justice System
Kaukab Jhumra Smith
Opposing Views, 25.10.2012
Study: Allowing Ex-Criminals to Legally Own Guns Drives Up Violence
Michael Allen
EurActiv, 25.10.2012
Britain's opt-out on EU police and crime laws raises eyebrows
The UK's intended opt-out from EU cooperation on police and criminal matters will be the “elephant in the room” at the two-day meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers beginning today (25 October), diplomats told EurActiv.
guardian.co.uk, 25.10.2012
Police and Crime Commissioner elections in the north
Police and Crime Commissioners provide a chance for more connected policing
Police News, 25.10.2012
Criminology professor: How many cops are needed on the street?
A research-based approach has been created to improve police work for agencies stretched too thin
States News Service
New York Times, 26.10.2012
Officer Held in Plot to Cook Women and Eat Them
The police officer recorded details like the woman’s date of birth, height, weight and bra size. He made note of certain materials, like chloroform and rope
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
New York Magazine, 27.10.2012
Cannibal Cop's Female Acquaintances Are Justifiably Freaked Out
Caroline Bankoff
New York Magazine online, 27.10.2012
John Jay College President Calls Out NYPD for Spying on Muslim Students
Andre Tartar
London24-, 28.10.2012
London riot arrests blamed for increase in “violence and anarchy”
The arrests of more than 200 leaders of London street gangs in the wake of last year’s riots has led to a “power vacuum” in the capital, a report claims today.
Telelgraph.co.uk, 28.10.2012
What's the difference between these two brains?
They both belong to three-year-olds, so why is one so much bigger? Because one was loved by its parents and the other neglected – a fact that has dramatic implications
The Independent, 28.10.2012
Why don't more Muslims speak out against the wanton destruction of Mecca's holy sites?
Saudi Arabia's Wahabists are tearing down buildings that have links to the Prophet and replacing them with skyscrapers and shopping malls
Christian Science Monitor, 29.10.2012
Chicago: Homicides already pass mark for 2011, defying trend in other US cities
While the murder rate in Chicago is half of what it was decades ago, it is rising even as homicides in other major US cities like New York and Los Angeles are falling.
Mark Guarino
Infosecurity Magazine, 29.10.2012
The Future of Hacktivism: Why Unemployment Will Increase Hacktivist Activity
Research on the similarities between hacktivist groups like Anonymous and real-world protest groups and the future of hacktivism has been carried out by Czech Technical University in Prague.
Politics.co.uk, 29.10.2012
Gang violence 'worse since 2011 riots'
Removing gang chiefs from London's streets has created a "Lord Of The Flies environment in which anything goes", a report has warned.
BBC News, 29.10.2012
Q&A: EU crime and justice opt-out
Police under an EU flag The government wants to opt-out of all pre-Lisbon police and criminal justice matters
History News Network, 29.10.2012
The Forgotten Los Angeles Race Riot: Interview with Historian Scott Zesch on the Chinatown Massacre of 1871
Robin Lindley
New York Times -, 29.10.2012
Now 12, California Boy Comes to Trial in Killing of Neo-Nazi Father
JESSE McKINLEY
Newsise Released, 29.10.2012
Halloween Is ‘Deadliest Day’ of the Year for Child Pedestrian Fatalities
Newswise Released, 29.10.2012
New Study Finds A Common Bond Between School Bullies and Their Targets: Alcohol Abuse
EurekAlert!, 30.10.2012
Empathy represses analytic thought, and vice versa
Brain physiology limits simultaneous use of both networks
EurekAlert!, 30.10.2012
Bullying has long-term health consequences
HUNTSVILLE, TX (10/30/12) -- Childhood bullying can lead to long term health consequences, including general and mental health issues, behavioral problems, eating disorders, smoking, alcohol use, and homelessness, a study by the Crime Victims' Institute at Sam Houston State University found.
GoodTherapy.org (blog), 30.10.2012
Parental Awareness Decreases Behavior Problems for Teens With ADHD
The Guardian, 30.10.2012
A roll call of corporate rogues who are milking the country
The scale of unpaid tax now outstrips the entire deficit. Forcing the elite to pay up is a matter of both justice and necessity
Seumas Milne
Los Angeles Times, 30.10.2012
Anti-sex-trafficking Proposition 35 is surprisingly controversial
Measure to toughen penalties for sex trafficking faces opposition from some veteran advocates and academics in the field of human trafficking.
Victoria Kim
Washington Post (blog), 30.10.2012
Studies: Casinos bring jobs, but also crime, bankruptcy, and even suicide
Dylan Matthews
Yahoo! News (blog)-, 31.10.2012
What a Drop in Youth Crime Says About Curfews and Boot Camps: Nothing Good
Prevention Action, 31.10.2012
Hitting the target: suicide prevention for at-risk youths
On both sides of the Atlantic, suicide is one of the largest causes of death among teenagers. Two short programs that focus on at-risk students can offer some protection, according to a study from America’s west coast.
Christian Science Monitor, 31.10.2012
Mexico: How far do drug gangs reach?
A new report using Internet searches to track criminal activity in Mexico found it is concentrated near large Mexican cities, entry points to the US, and highways connecting illicit crops or ports.
