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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
EurekAlert!, 01.11.2012
The ins and outs of in-groups and out-groups
Psychological Science examines social perception and behavior
Huffington Post UK, 01.11.2012
Jimmy Savile 'Was A Psychopath With A Liking For Children' Say Former Broadmoor Staff
Sara C Nelson
Chicago Reporter, 01.11.2012
Escorted to jail
Sex workers, not their patrons, are bearing the brunt of prostitution-related felony charges in Illinois.
Christie Thompson
New York Times, 02.11.2012
Hit Mexico’s Cartels With Legalization
WHENEVER I’ve interviewed Mexican cartel killers, the aspect that I’ve found most disturbing about them is that they appear to be sane.
IOAN GRILLO
Police Oracle, 02.11.2012
Fed: Police Cuts 'Are Making Public Fearful'
Government policy on crime will influence voters at next General Election, poll finds.
The Guardian,, 02.11.2012
The legacy of the Savile scandal must be no more suffering in silence
Most abused children do not tell anyone, leading to a lifetime of pain. We must give charities more resources to support victims
Claire Enders
New York Times, 03.11.2012
In New York’s Public Housing, Fear Creeps in With the Dark
CARA BUCKLEY and MICHAEL WILSON
New York Times, 03.11.2012
Burglaries Are Up After Storm, City Police Say, While Other Crimes Have Dropped
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Ottawa Sun, 04.11.2012
Time for cops to focus on crime prevention, University of Ottawa professor Irvin Waller says
Jessica Beddaoui
EurekAlert!, 05.11.2012
Overcrowding in prisons negatively affects health
Overcrowding in prisons — an issue in most prisons in Canada and other parts of the world — negatively impacts the mental and physical health of prisoners, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 05.11.2012
Loser-pays-all rule in criminal cases could work for wealthy defendants
Nuno Garpoupa
LoughboroughEcho.net, 05.11.2012
Better car security boosts fight against crime, says Loughborough criminiologist
Improved car security is one of the factors behind falling crime rates, according to Loughborough University criminologist Graham Farrell.
Isaac Ashe
Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.11.2012
The Neighborhood Effect
25 years after William Julius Wilson changed urban sociology, scholars still debate his ideas. Is anyone else listening?
Marc Parry
Spiked, 05.11.2012
Are we all condemned to live in ‘cycles of abuse’?
It is now heresy to question the idea that child abuse damages a person for life. But such a deeply fatalistic idea must be questioned.
Frank Furedi
Chicago Reporter, 06.11.2012
Minor misconduct
In 2010, the state began treating 17-year-olds facing misdemeanor charges as juveniles. But those charged with felonies are still sent to adult courts, and their number has since spiked.
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 06.11.2012
In some areas, law enforcement still resists science
DAVID A. HARRIS
Slate Magazine, 06.11.2012
The Civilizing Power of Disaster
Where was all the chaos, looting, and mass-panic during Hurricane Sandy?
Katy Waldman
EurekAlert!, 06.11.2012
Strong tobacco control policies in Brazil credited for more than 400,000 lives saved
Prevention Action, 06.11.2012
How 15 minutes a day adds up
Delivered 15 minutes a day for three years, the Positive Action program belongs to the “little and often” school of thought – and it works. In a recent trial, the program reduced substance use, violence, and bullying among elementary-school students in Chicago city schools.
The Guardian, 06.11.2012
Don't call our homes oppressive. They are well secured, and people like them
Our properties suffer 50% less burglary. Nearly half the population sees security as the most important aspect of homes
Alan McInnes
Wired, 06.11.2012
The New Economics of Crime and Punishment
Our criminal justice system is a disaster. The incarceration rate in the US quadrupled between 1980 and 2000. It now costs more than $70 billion a year to keep 7 million people behind bars, on parole, or on probation.
David Wolman
Christian Science Monitor, 07.11.2012
Brand power in Honduras: Lesser known gangs claim affiliation to infamous 'maras'
Honduras warns that some criminal groups have claimed to be affiliated with feared 'mara' gangs in order to intimidate their victims. There are reports of similar 'cartel impersonators' in Mexico, too.
The Ram Published, 07.11.2012
NYPD Should Cease Stop-and-Frisk
In recent years, the NYPD has come under increasing criticism for its controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy.
Declan Murphy
University of Georgia, 07.11.2012
Sugar boosts self-control, UGA study says
Athens, Ga. - To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a study co-authored by University of Georgia professor of psychology Leonard Martin published Oct. 22 in Psychological Science, a mouth rinse with glucose improves self-control.
Republica, 07.11.2012
Dealing with dirty money
Transnational corruption and financial crime control calls for state’s unflinching political will and widening of its bilateral mechanisms
Metro, 08.11.2012
Thieves aged as young as nine 'fuel rise in phone crime'
The resale value of smartphones has played a major part in mobile phone thefts rising by 25 per cent, with children as young as nine doing the thieving, research has shown.
New York Times, 08.11.2012
Voters Ease Marijuana Laws in 2 States, but Legal Questions Remain
JACK HEALY
TheNewsTribune.com, 08.11.2012
Misguided drug polices can create tragic, unintended consequences
As part of an introductory course in economics, I used to teach my students about the unintended consequences that usually accompany well-intentioned attempts to make particular transactions illegal. I would draw on current drug policy to link theory with reality.
KATIE BAIRD
London Review of Books Vol. 34 No. 21, 08.11.2012
Light Entertainment
Andrew O’Hagan writes about child abuse and the British public
New York Times, 08.11.2012
Many Police Officers, Even as They Responded to Storm, Were Also Affected
J. DAVID GOODMAN
Our Colorado News, 08.11.2012
Marijuana vote leaves questions
Pendulum swings away from zero tolerance
West Virginia Public Broadcasting-vo, 09.11.2012
Bioterrorism examined in lecture at Marshall
Clark Davis
Boise Weekly, 11.11.2012
How Colorado and Washington State Could End Mexico's Drug War
Tuesday’s marijuana legalization votes could spark a movement that stems a key revenue stream for drug cartels
Dudley Althaus
AllGov, 11.11.2012
Study Shows Hiring more Police is Cost-Effective: $1 Spent Equals $1.60 in Reduced Losses for Victims
Sky News, 11.11.2012
New Police Bosses Will 'Create Conflict'
Ahead of the Police and Crime Commissioner elections, a study warns of tensions between the new roles and chief constables.
Mark White
New York Times, 11.11.2012
How to Cut Prison Costs
Thanks in part to the federal Second Chance Act of 2008, states are finding creative ways to cut prison costs — now more than $52 billion a year nationwide — by making sure that people who are released from prison actually stay out.
BBC News, 11.11.2012
Repeat offenders appear to have worse health in middle-age
A life of crime appears to damage offenders' health once they reach their 40s, new research suggests.
Detroit Free Press, 12.11.2012
For 'preppers,' everyday could be doomsday
Braxton Southwick is convinced a weaponized smallpox terrorist attack, or something similarly horrible, is inevitable.
Haaretz, 12.11.2012
Report: Every third Israeli woman falls victim to sexual assault
Violence against single women rises nearly twenty-fold since 2003, Public Security Ministry report finds.
Yaniv Kubovich
San Francisco Chronicle- Published 5:05 a.m., Monday, November 12, 2012, 13.11.2012
Prescription-Drug-Induced Violence Medicine's Best Kept Secret?
Scoop.co.nz (press release)- Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 9:30 am Press Release: University of Otago, 13.11.2012
Home visiting programme can dramatically reduce child abuse
University of Otago, Christchurch, study shows home visiting programme can dramatically reduce child abuse in the longer term.
Scientific American (blog)- November 12, 2012, 13.11.2012
Should Scientists and Engineers Resist Taking Military Money?
By John Horgan
Muncie Star Press 1:54 PM, Nov 11, 2012, 13.11.2012
Study tracks 6,561 prisoners after release
Unemployed, uneducated, young black male prisoners are more likely to go back to prison
Written by Seth Slabaugh
Wired (blog)-November 12, 2012 | 10:04 am, 13.11.2012
Symantec predicts cyber crime developments in 2013
By Bruce Sterling
Deerfield Review (blog)-, 13.11.2012
CeaseFire's effectiveness was questioned in 2007 by state auditor
Dave McKinney
Oklahoma Gazette, 13.11.2012
Killing fields
Metro police are baffled by an exceptionally bloody year in city homicides.
Jerry Bohnen
EurekAlert! Public release date: 13-Nov-2012 National Academy of Sciences, 14.11.2012
Juvenile justice reforms should incorporate science of adolescent development
Salon- Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 05:43 PM +0100, 14.11.2012
What makes a police department tough on immigration?
Study: Administrative issues, local politics account for harsh policing more than any crime or unemployment rate
By Natasha Lennard
The Keene Sentinel - Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:15 pm, 14.11.2012
The end of the war on marijuana
The historic measure to regulate and tax marijuana in Washington State deserves to be looked at closely as a model of how legalization ought to be designed and implemented elsewhere in America.
By Roger A. Roffman
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 13 November 2012 13.30 GMT, 14.11.2012
America's roaring twentysomethings: how young voters won the culture wars
2012 saw historic support for pro-choice positions, gay marriage and marijuana legalization – thanks to liberal-leaning youth
Harry J Enten
The Independent, 14.11.2012
A thin blue line at the voting booths
The minister is upbeat, but low turnouts could derail the first police commissioner elections
Nigel Morris, Andrew Grice Wednesday
BBC News, 14.11.2012
Police commissioner election: Neighbourhood Watch 'in dark'
A Neighbourhood Watch leader says its members have little idea what the new Police and Crime Commissioner role will involve.
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, 15.11.2012
National Academies Report Says Teen Neurology Should Shape Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts
A new report from the National Research Council suggests that juvenile justice reform efforts should be grounded in the emerging understanding of adolescent development.
James Swift
Police Oracle, 15.11.2012
Revelations In Online Facial Recognition
Study shows free facial recognition search engines are as good as specialist options.
Courtesy of - Gary Mason - Police Product Insight
CTV News-, 15.11.2012
Researchers to study scope of organ trafficking problem
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Medical and police authorities are launching a major international probe into the illegal trafficking in human organs for transplants, to help clamp down on the crime, one of the researchers said Thursday.
KTVL, 15.11.2012
Greek policeman arrested over immigrant muggings
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Greek policeman has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a series of armed robberies against immigrants in a racially tense part of central Athens.
New Statesman, 15.11.2012
Trust, turnout and the PCC elections
There's a difference between apathy and lack of interest when it comes to elections.
Ian Simpson
Minnesota Public Radio, 15.11.2012
Can teen brain development help explain juvenile crime?
Laurence Steinberg, professor of psychology at Temple University, has spent his career studying adolescent brain development and his findings have led him to believe that our society needs to rethink the way we punish teenagers.
Huffington Post Posted, 15.11.2012
NYPD Insists Stop-And-Frisks Contributed To Record Low Homicide Rate Despite Evidence Otherwise
A new NYPD study shows New York City homicides for the year are on track to drop to a record low, with 20.5% fewer murders than the 448 at the same time last year.
National Post, 15.11.2012
From a Texas car wash, an argument for legalizing Canada’s prostitution trade
Jonathan Kay
University of Rochester, 15.11.2012
Dante Cicchetti Awarded $1M International Prize for Research on Child Development
openDemocracy, 15.11.2012
Femicide in Central America: is creating Female-Friendly Urban Zones really the solution?
Alex McAnarney
ABC Online, 16.11.2012
How child predators operate
By Samantha Turnbull Alstonville's Heartfelt House, which supports survivors of childhood sexual abuse, runs seminars to educate parents about the tactics of paedophiles
Delta Optimist, 16.11.2012
Legalizing marijuana opens the door to host of social problems
As part of the U.S. election last week, two states - Washington and Colorado - on state-wide ballots voted in favour of the legalization of marijuana that would make recreational use of the drug legal (although it is only a matter of time before the U.S. federal government steps in).
Jim Stimson, The Delta Optimist
Daily Republic-Published, 16.11.2012
Study: SD’s 24/7 Sobriety Project cuts crime
In 6 years, program helps reduce repeat arrests for DUI and domestic violence.
The Economist, 17.11.2012
Bullets for hire
The business of private armies is not only growing, but changing shape
The Economist Print edition, 17.11.2012
Mean streets, revisited
Brazil’s biggest city is becoming more dangerous
The Economist Print edition, 17.11.2012
Stress best
How surprises make you stronger
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Random House; 519 pages; $30. Allen Lane; £25. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
The Economist Print edition, 17.11.2012
Battle ready?
It may be possible to “vaccinate” soldiers against the trauma of war
The Economist Print edition, 17.11.2012
Cleaning up
Heads start to roll in a Canadian corruption scandal. More may follow
MyBroadband, 17.11.2012
Social media: the new propaganda tool
Since the beginning of modern warfare, propaganda has been almost as important as weaponry and strategy in determining the outcome.
The Age-, 18.11.2012
The evil eye
How shall we know them? Abusers' psychology remains the same, but technology is making their menace more complex.
MercatorNet (blog), 18.11.2012
Early Childhood experts say genes hold clues to child abuse
William West
CounterPunch-, 18.11.2012
What’s the Point of Having Laws Against Torture if They Don’t Apply to the Powerful?
KATHERINE GALLAGHER
New York Times, 18.11.2012
Suit Contests Limits on Online Activities of Sex Offenders
NORIMITSU ONISHI
The Spectator (UK),, 18.11.2012
Wole Soyinka: Boko Haram must be destroyed
Born in 1934 in Nigeria, Wole Soyinka is the author of more than twenty plays, ten volumes of poetry, two novels, seven collections of essays and five autobiographical works. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He was the first black African man to win the prestigious prize
The Observer, 18.11.2012
The day I saw 248 girls suffering genital mutilation
In 2006, while in Indonesia and six months pregnant, Abigail Haworth became one of the few journalists ever to see young girls being 'circumcised'. Until now she has been unable to tell this shocking story
Abigail Haworth
openDemocracy (UK), 18.11.2012
The Coming Dictatorship of Britain
The UK's coalition government of Tories and Lib Dems is about to push through legislation creating secret courts that will protect the State at the whim of Ministers and the Secret Services. It is an outrage.
Anthony Barnett and David Davis MP
SPIEGEL ONLINE, 19.11.2012
'Martyrs for the Conservative Revolution'
Mass-Murderer Breivik Writes Neo-Nazi Zschäpe
Phys.Org-November, 19.11.2012
School exclusion policies contribute to educational failure, study shows
"Zero- tolerance" policies that rely heavily on suspensions and expulsions hinder teens who have been arrested from completing high school or pursuing a college degree, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin.
EurekAlert!, 19.11.2012
Alcohol provides protective effect, reduces mortality substantial
Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health -- and the more alcohol, the more likely they were to survive.
Newswise Released, 19.11.2012
School Shootings Garner Headlines, but Bullying, Hate Crimes and Drug Use More Common
Statistically, school-age children run a greater risk of being injured or killed by someone they know than from a violent incident at school, but it’s school shootings that draw the most media attention. And more students are victims of bullying, cyber-bullying, gang activity, drug use and hate crimes than acts of violence on school grounds.
Newswise Released, 19.11.2012
School Exclusion Policies Stigmatize Arrested Teens and Contribute to Educational Failure
University of Texas at Austin sociologist finds school exclusion policies and lack of support from teachers contribute to high dropout rate among students who have been arrested.
EurekAlert!, 20.11.2012
Impulsivity in first grade predicts problem gambling in late teen years for urban boys
Emergency Management, 20.11.2012
Mississippi Cops Share Data to Fight Crime
In Harrison County, Miss., cloud technology is connecting Sheriff’s Department officers with the criminal data they need to stay safe while on patrol.
Brian Heaton
American Friends of Tel Aviv University, 20.11.2012
Is Facebook a Factor in Psychotic Symptoms?
TAU researcher connects computer communications and psychosis
Washington Times Tuesday, 20.11.2012
Tough sentences for cocaine abusers keep crime rates low
Safer communities secured by serious consequences
Robert B. Charles
CBC.ca- Posted, 21.11.2012
Mentally ill killers could face tougher road to release
Proposed Criminal Code changes expected to be rolled out Thursday
The Vancouver Sun, 21.11.2012
Study shows legalizing pot could earn billions for B.C.
UBC and SFU researchers find decriminalization would hobble organized crime and encourage less cannabis use
Bruce Constantineau
New Zealand Herald, 21.11.2012
Treated sex offenders less likely to reoffend - study
Kurt Bayer KurtBayerAPNZ
EurekAlert!, 21.11.2012
Deconstructing the redemptive power of 'bearing witness'
The experience of genocide as transmitted trauma may not be universal, according to new ethnographic research published in Current Anthropology.
ABC Online, 21.11.2012
An unholy mess: Addressing sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
Des Cahill ABC Religion and Ethics
The New York Review of Books, 22.11.2012
Freedom & Diversity: A Liberal Pentagram for Living Together
Timothy Garton Ash
guardian.co.uk, 22.11.2012
Women and the criminal justice system: what do the latest statistics show?
Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice today look at women and the Criminal Justice System.
Los Angeles, 22.11.2012
Cyber Corps program trains spies for the digital age
At the University of Tulsa school, students learn to write computer viruses, hack digital networks and mine data from broken cellphones. Many graduates head to the CIA or NSA.
Ken Dilanian
The Independent online, 22.11.2012
The future of war is looking bleak
Predictions based on population data suggest conflict will become increasingly rare
Daniel Howden
The Daily Telegraph, 22.11.2012
Criminologist Professor Paul Wilson accused of sex abuse
ONE of Australia's chief crime sleuths Professor Paul Wilson has been accused of sexually abusing two young girls 38 years ago.
ROBYN WUTH
BBC News, 22.11.2012
Biometrics cybersecurity research gets government cash
Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter
New York Times, 22.11.2012
A.D.H.D. Study Suggests Links Between Medication and Fewer Crimes
A large study suggests that people with serious attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are less likely to commit crimes when taking medication
PAM BELLUCK
ITProPortal, 22.11.2012
Cyber-crime policing completely inadequate, says ex-Scotland Yard detective
Will Dalton
Huffington Post UK (blog), 22.11.2012
Why Blaming 'Asian Sex Gangs' Is the Real Disservice to the Victims
Myriam Francois
Guardian Professional, 23.11.2012
Designing out crime: how good architecture can save money
Conran's design tricks can help cut community crime and help residents to feel safer
Lee Davies
Sydney Morning Herald, 23.11.2012
Teaching empathy to men could save lives
Play acting has proved suprisingly effective in fighting domestic violence.
Manjula O'Connor
Eurasia Review, 23.11.2012
Ajmal Kasab’s Execution: Why There Is No Reason To Celebrate
Swati Parashar
BBC News, 23.11.2012
Racism 'under-reported,' Race Council Cymru study finds
Racism in Wales is under-reported, according to a study by a race watchdog.
PS News - Edition 340F, 23.11.2012
Workplace toolkit for family violence
A new toolkit has been launched to help unions, employers and business groups support employees experiencing domestic violence.
The Economist (UK),, 24.11.2012
How to stop more
Questions persist a year after several neo-Nazi murders came to light
The Economist (UK),, 24.11.2012
The urge to smurf
When government gets greedy, some people turn to crime
The Economist (UK),, 24.11.2012
Once more to the gallows
A renewed, unwelcome enthusiasm for execution
Los Angeles Times, 24.11.2012
Military court to revisit statute criminalizing suicide attempts
Lawyers for Lazzaric T. Caldwell, a discharged Marine from Oceanside, will argue it is wrong for the military to punish troops whose mental problems cause them to attempt suicide.
New York Times, 25.11.2012
Antigay Crime Remains Steady in Washington Despite Work of Special Unit
THEO EMERY
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily, 25.11.2012
Report finds juvenile incarceration ineffective in preventing crime
National Research Council report suggests community service, rehabilitation decrease rate of future offenses
EurekAlert!, 26.11.2012
Did you see that? How could you miss it?
You may have received CPR training some time ago, but would you remember the proper technique in an emergency? Would you know what to do in the event of an earthquake or a fire? A new UCLA psychology study shows that people often do not recall things they have seen — or at least walked by — hundreds of times.
The Center for Public Integrity, 26.11.2012
Marijuana decriminalization law brings down juvenile arrests in California
Study says reduction in penalties meant fines, not jail, for young offenders
Susan Ferriss
The Independent, 26.11.2012
The sexual exploitation of children is a cause of far more criminality than most of us dare to imagine
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, 26.11.2012
A thousand-piece puzzle
Side-by-side comparisons, rankings and isolated data aren't enough to answer the question of whether an area has enough law enforcers.
Spiked-, 26.11.2012
The invention of yet another form of abuse
A new report claiming that thousands of British children are being sexually exploited is built on alarmist moralising rather than hard facts.
Frank Furedi
Prevention Action, 26.11.2012
Physical exercise eases the symptoms of depression in children growing up in unsafe neighborhoods
EurekAlert!, 27.11.2012
Being bullied can cause trauma symptoms
This study of 963 children aged 14 and 15 in Norwegian schools found a high incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among bullied pupils. These signs were seen in roughly 33 per cent of respondents who said they had been victims of bullying.
DailyRx.com, 27.11.2012
Mediating the Effects of Child Abuse
Child abuse long term results affected by marriage and education
EurekAlert!, 27.11.2012
Radiologic and physical findings identify elder abuse
CHICAGO – Radiologists in Toronto have begun to identify a pattern of injuries that may be indicative of elder abuse, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
EurekAlert!, 27.11.2012
Reducing sibling rivalry in youth improves later health and well-being
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sibling conflict represents parents' number one concern and complaint about family life, but a new prevention program -- designed and carried out by researchers at Penn State -- demonstrates that siblings of elementary-school age can learn to get along. In doing so, they can improve their future health and well-being.
Patch.com, 27.11.2012
Program Attempts to Curb Gun Violence, Gangs in CT
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder came to New Haven to talk up a new community-based program, according to this press release.
Pro Bono Australia, 27.11.2012
Domestic Violence and Homelessness Links ‘Disturbing’ - Study
New research has linked domestic violence and homelessness.
EurekAlert!, 27.11.2012
Preventing posttraumatic stress disorder by facing trauma memories
Reports new study in Biological Psychiatry
EurekAlert!, 27.11.2012
New test to help heavy drinkers reduce alcohol intake
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a computer-based test that could help heavy drinkers reduce their alcohol consumption.
EurekAlert!, 28.11.2012
Family's economic situation influences brain function in children
Mobile neuroscience lab looks at differences in brain activity across social spectrum in Canada
University of Warwick, 28.11.2012
Attitudes towards security threats uncovered
SecurityNew research has revealed a significant gap between what the government claims are the biggest security threats facing the UK and the fears of the population
EurekAlert!, 28.11.2012
Attitudes towards security threats uncovered
SecurityNew research has revealed a significant gap between what the government claims are the biggest security threats facing the UK and the fears of the population.
EurekAlert!, 28.11.2012
Young adults more likely to smoke cannabis than drink before driving, 2011 CAMH Monitor survey shows
University of Nottingham, 28.11.2012
Research criticises young offenders' institution for gang-related violence
A youth offending facility in the East Midlands has been criticised in a new report for taking criminals from rival gangs in Leicester and Nottingham
Association for Psychological Science, 28.11.2012
Tight Times May Change Our Perceptions of Who ‘Belongs’
EurekAlert!, 28.11.2012
Cell phone addiction similar to compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to Baylor study
Huffington Post UK, 28.11.2012
Minimum Alcohol Prices: Does Cheap Booze Mean Fewer Alcohol Deaths?
Jessica Elgot
New York Times, 28.11.2012
A Needless Charge for Prison Families
After nearly a decade of delay, the Federal Communications Commission is finally focusing on the private telephone companies that charge outrageously high rates for the calls that many of the nation’s 1.6 million prison inmates make to stay in contact with their families.
Macleans.ca, 29.11.2012
Getting away with murder
Police today are solving fewer homicides than they did in the 1960s
by Colby Cosh
BBC News, 29.11.2012
Who, What, Why: What happened to crime in New York City?
New York City recorded a day with no violent crime. When did Gotham get so safe?
Kate Dailey BBC News Magazine
New York Times (blog)-, 29.11.2012
A Life Dedicated to Pursuing Nazis, and Remembering Their Victims
RALPH BLUMENTHAL
EurekAlert!, 29.11.2012
When good service means bad behavior
Competition in smog-test industry can lead to corruption, USC Marshall study finds
Washington University School of Medicine, 29.11.2012
As cigarette taxes go up, heavy smoking goes down
Jim Dryden
Scottish Daily Record, 30.11.2012
Scottish police forces launch major crackdown on domestic violence over festive period
EurekAlert!, 30.11.2012
Latest volume of Crime and Justice series brings role of prosecutors into focus
EurekAlert!, 30.11.2012
Preventing 'Cyber Pearl Harbor'
Improving cyber attack detection through computer modeling
Patch.com, 30.11.2012
How Much Shoplifting Costs You
Shoplifting may have led to a man's death outside a Lithonia Walmart, but how does the petty crime affect the average consumer?
Brande Poulnot
EU News, 30.11.2012
The European Crime Prevention network (EUCPN)
Reference: MEMO/12/925 Event Date: 30/11/2012
