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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
Brisbane Times, 01.07.2013
Are lead levels linked to crime?
Amy Corderoy, Health Editor, Sydney Morning Herald
EurekAlert!, 01.07.2013
'Modern slavery' in England is a prevalent problem
The first evidence of widespread 'modern slavery' in England for refugees and asylum seekers is revealed in a study published today.
The Olathenews, 01.07.2013
Police are changing their approach to mentally ill people to get them help, avoid tragedy
KAREN DILLON
The Guardian, 01.07.2013
How algorithms rule the world
The NSA revelations highlight the role sophisticated algorithms play in sifting through masses of data. But more surprising is their widespread use in our everyday lives. So should we be more wary of their power?
Leo Hickman
Imperial College London, 01.07.2013
Long-term cannabis use may blunt the brain's motivation system
Sam Wong
EurekAlert!, 01.07.2013
Head Start children and parents show robust gains in new intervention
University of Oregon project quickly delivers cognitive gains and lowered stress levels in families
Prevention Action, 01.07.2013
A tendency to be disliked? How genetics relate to peer rejection in school
Police Oracle, 01.07.2013
Misconduct officers 'could be hit in the pension pot'
Officers who are found guilty of serious misconduct could find their pensions hit in future – if recommendations from an influential group of MPs are taken forward.
Police Oracle, 01.07.2013
Misconduct officers 'could be hit in the pension pot'
Officers who are found guilty of serious misconduct could find their pensions hit in future – if recommendations from an influential group of MPs are taken forward.
Foreign Affairs (USA),, 01.07.2013
The Frankfurt School at War
The Marxists Who Explained the Nazis to Washington
William E. Scheuerman
guardian.co.uk, 02.07.2013
Investigating rape in Philadelphia: how one city's crisis stands to help others
In the 80s and 90s, police were found to have regularly ignored rape cases. The resulting crisis brought shame to the city – but now the department's transformation is a model for others
Joanna Walters in New York
Science Daily (press release), 02.07.2013
Neighborhood Residents With Lowest Incomes Most Likely to Care About Their Communities
Slate Magazine, 02.07.2013
Is the “Good Cop, Bad Cop” Routine a Real Thing?
Aisha Harris and Sharan Shetty
Newswise, 02.07.2013
Grant to Fund Study of Police Crisis-Intervention Teams
A $3.1 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to researchers in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Jane Addams College of Social Work will fund a study of the effectiveness of a police-based diversion approach that uses crisis intervention teams, or CIT.
Regina Leader-Post, 03.07.2013
Daphne Bramham: Time to revisit what we know or think we know about terrorism
Notion of the ‘self-radicalized’ terrorist is misleading: experts
Daphne Bramham, Vancouver
The New York World, 03.07.2013
What the CompStat audit reveals about the NYPD
Critics read between the lines of a revealing new crime data report
The Guardian, 03.07.2013
When states monitored their citizens we used to call them authoritarian. Now we think this is what keeps us safe
The internet is being snooped on and CCTV is everywhere. How did we come to accept that this is just the way things are?
Suzanne Moore
EurekAlert!, 03.07.2013
Homicide by mentally ill falls, but patient suicide rises in England
The number of people killed by mental health patients has fallen to its lowest level in a decade -- figures released today show
EurekAlert!, 03.07.2013
Violent video games don't always reduce subsequent helpfulness
No correlation between violent, antisocial video games and reduced prosocial behavior
EurekAlert!, 03.07.2013
Violent video games don't always reduce subsequent helpfulness
No correlation between violent, antisocial video games and reduced prosocial behavior
New Zealand Listener, 04.07.2013
The misunderstood minds of psychopaths
Their combination of characteristics doesn’t always include only bad things.
Catherine Woulfe In Psychology
guardian.co.uk, 04.07.2013
Alternatives to incarceration are cutting prison numbers, costs and crime
Approaches pioneered by states like New York are winning political recognition that simply locking people up is no solution
Greg Berman
The Economist, 05.07.2013
Sense, sensibilities and spying
Edward Snowden’s revelations about American espionage have riled Europeans. So has the administration’s response
New Zealand Listener, 05.07.2013
The misunderstood minds of psychopaths
Their combination of characteristics doesn’t always include only bad things.
Catherine Woulfe
Police Oracle, 05.07.2013
Inquiry: 'SFO wrong to shoot criminal dead'
Public inquiry into the death of Azelle Rodney declares firearms officer's account of incident is not credible.
Nic Brunetti - Police Oracle
guardian.co.uk, 05.07.2013
80 sexual assaults in one day – the other story of Tahrir Square
Egypt's women increasingly at risk of rape and sexual assault as rights groups warn of a step up in attacks
Patrick Kingsley in Cairo
Telegraph.co.uk, 05.07.2013
Prisoner banned from taking A level in case he becomes 'too clever'
A conman who defrauded investors out of more than £3m was banned from taking an English literature A Level in prison in case it improved his vocabulary and “helped him become better at deception”.
Josie Ensor
Police Oracle, 05.07.2013
An ordered approach to e-forensics
Gary Mason speaks to Ady Cassidy about the importance of contents-based triage when conducting forensic and e-discovery investigations.
guardian.co.uk,, 05.07.2013
80 sexual assaults in one day – the other story of Tahrir Square
Egypt's women increasingly at risk of rape and sexual assault as rights groups warn of a step up in attacks
Patrick Kingsley in Cairo
Telegraph.co.uk, 05.07.2013
Prisoner banned from taking A level in case he becomes 'too clever'
A conman who defrauded investors out of more than £3m was banned from taking an English literature A Level in prison in case it improved his vocabulary and “helped him become better at deception”.
Josie Ensor
Telegraph.co.uk, 05.07.2013
Prisoner banned from taking A level in case he becomes 'too clever'
A conman who defrauded investors out of more than £3m was banned from taking an English literature A Level in prison in case it improved his vocabulary and “helped him become better at deception”.
Josie Ensor
Police Oracle, 05.07.2013
An ordered approach to e-forensics
Gary Mason speaks to Ady Cassidy about the importance of contents-based triage when conducting forensic and e-discovery investigations.
V3.co.uk, 05.07.2013
EU approves stricter laws for punishing cyber crooks and botnet creators
Alastair Stevenson
Police Oracle, 05.07.2013
PCC research: 'Conflict with chiefs inevitable'
Research suggests that contentious relationships between elected individuals and chiefs is intention of legislation.
Jasmin McDermott - Police Oracle
The Courier-Mail, 06.07.2013
Outlaw bikie gangs the Bandidos and Hells Angels open new chapters in Brisbane city area
Josh Robertson
The Independent, 07.07.2013
How's my searching? Police hit wrong gang targets due to old intelligence
Sanchez Manning
Haaretz, 07.07.2013
Israel Police losing public trust and support, U.S. study shows
Participants in 26 focus groups organized by RAND say police failing to meet their expectations of serving community, maintaining public order, decreasing crime, treating people fairly, and responding to calls - but are effective in fighting crime.
Yaniv Kubovich
Haaretz, 07.07.2013
Israel Police losing public trust and support, U.S. study shows
Participants in 26 focus groups organized by RAND say police failing to meet their expectations of serving community, maintaining public order, decreasing crime, treating people fairly, and responding to calls - but are effective in fighting crime.
Yaniv Kubovich
Huffington Post Posted, 07.07.2013
7 Ways The Obama Administration Has Accelerated Police Militarization
Radley Balko
Newswise — Released, 07.07.2013
Agents Like Snowden Prone to Irrational Decision Making
U.S. intelligence agents – like the embattled Edward Snowden – are more prone to irrational inconsistencies in decision making when compared to college students and post-college adults. That’s according a new Cornell University study to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science.
Newswise — Released, 07.07.2013
School Policies Reduce Student Drinking – if They’re Perceived to Be Enforced
Anti-alcohol policies on middle and high school campuses do work, but only if students believe they will be enforced. Harsh punishment doesn't deter drinking, but counseling does.
Telegraph.co.uk, 08.07.2013
Paedophilia is a treatable illness
These people need help, and they should be offered it before they seek out child pornography – or, even worse, act out their sick fantasies
Australia publishes online public register of child sex offenders
Max Pemberton
The Atlantic Cities, 08.07.2013
Why the Lowest Income Families Might Care the Most About Their Neighborhoods
Emily Badger
EurekAlert! Public, 08.07.2013
Gunning for trouble: Study of young assault victims finds risky mix of gun possession and aggression
23 percent of assault-injured youth in an urban hospital ER reported possession of a firearm, most illegally -- showing key opportunities for violence prevention
The Atlantic Cities, 08.07.2013
Why the Lowest Income Families Might Care the Most About Their Neighborhoods
Emily Badger
EurekAlert!, 08.07.2013
Gunning for trouble: Study of young assault victims finds risky mix of gun possession and aggression
23 percent of assault-injured youth in an urban hospital ER reported possession of a firearm, most illegally -- showing key opportunities for violence prevention
University of Texas at Arlington, 08.07.2013
Cyberbullying on college campuses bringing new ethical and legal issues, UT Arlington researcher says
Financial Times online, 08.07.2013
Snowden deserves an immediate presidential pardon
History will probably be kinder to the American than to his pursuers, writes Stephen Walt
Stephen Walt
Financial Times online, 08.07.2013
Snowden deserves an immediate presidential pardon
History will probably be kinder to the American than to his pursuers, writes Stephen Walt
Stephen Walt
Financial Times online, 08.07.2013
Snowden deserves an immediate presidential pardon
History will probably be kinder to the American than to his pursuers, writes Stephen Walt
Stephen Walt
PsychCentral.com, 09.07.2013
Youth, Aggression, Substance Abuse & Guns = Deadly Violence
Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
Boston Globe, 09.07.2013
Summer jobs add up to less violence in study
Work changes city youth, research suggests
Travis Andersen
Scope (blog)-, 09.07.2013
Street smarts
Using citizen-scientists to fight for healthier neighborhoods
Kris Newby
The Conversation, 10.07.2013
Police are the real stop and search offenders
Most police forces don’t understand how to use their powers of stop and search. The majority of times they use it, they get it wrong – and black people are seven times as likely to be stopped and searched than whites in modern, multi-ethnic Britain. This risks undermining the public’s faith in the police…
Juan Medina-Ariza Senior Lecturer, School of Law at University of Manchester
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 10.07.2013
Economic crisis lowers birth rates
Rising unemployment rates stop upward trend of fertility in European countries
Scripps Research Institute, 10.07.2013
Scripps Research Institute Team Shows ‘Bath Salts’ Stimulant Could Be More Addictive than Meth
Evening Standard, 10.07.2013
Spy Britain: six million CCTV cameras - and most are in private hands
Security: There are as many as six million CCTV cameras in UK, new study shows
New York Daily News, 10.07.2013
That teenage perp is still just a kid
New York must end the cruel and counterproductive practice of treating minors charged with crimes as adults
New York Times, 11.07.2013
In 2011 Murder Inquiry, Hints of Missed Chance to Avert Boston Bombing
SERGE F. KOVALESKI and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
Richmond Times Dispatch, 11.07.2013
AIDS researcher gets 9-year sentence for fraud
Luray man used investors’ $800,000 on personal expenses
FRANK GREEN
New York Times-July 11, 2013, 12.07.2013
In 2011 Murder Inquiry, Hints of Missed Chance to Avert Boston Bombing
By SERGE F. KOVALESKI and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
Newswise — Released: 7/9/2013 12:00 PM EDT Source Newsroom: University of Washington, 12.07.2013
School Policies Reduce Student Drinking – if They’re Perceived to Be Enforced
Anti-alcohol policies on middle and high school campuses do work, but only if students believe they will be enforced. Harsh punishment doesn't deter drinking, but counseling does.
EurekAlert!, 12.07.2013
A hidden epidemic: Street children show high levels of drug use
Inhalants are the most popular drug in middle and low income countries
Christian Science Monitor, 12.07.2013
US youth homicide rate lowest in years despite high-profile tragedies
The US homicide rate for victims ages 10 to 24 is down by half since 1993. Despite the tragic shootings at schools in the past two decades, the statistics suggest kids are safer now.
GMA News, 12.07.2013
U.S. crime: 4,000 of 4,800 young murder victims in 2010 killed using guns, CDC study finds
EurekAlert!, 12.07.2013
Alarmingly high substance abuse rates found among street children in low-income countries
The Seattle Times, 13.07.2013
Police Academy 2.0: Less military training, more empathy
As the state police academy adopts new ways to train recruits in how to deal with the public, The Seattle Times followed one class to see if the changes are taking hold.
Steve Miletich
Washington Post (blog), 13.07.2013
‘They could have killed me very easily’: One Colombian mayor’s fight against homicide
Harold Pollack
The Economist, 13.07.2013
Gang Länder
Professional crime gangs from eastern Europe are targeting German cities
Jul 13th 2013 | BERLIN |From the print edition
The Economist, 13.07.2013
Give us a chance
Lots of young people and few decent jobs are a recipe for trouble
The Economist, 13.07.2013
Robocops
How America's police armed itself to the teeth
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarisation of America’s Police Forces. By Radley Balko. PublicAffairs; 382 pages; $27.99. Buy from Amazon.com
The Economist, 13.07.2013
Welcome to the beautiful game
Football clubs can easily be used as stealing machines. Here is an instruction manual. The stories are real, but most details are concealed
NBCNews.com, 13.07.2013
Bomber boys of Balochistan: Kids as young as 11 held over insurgent attacks in Pakistan
Mujeeb Ahmed / NBC News
Sydney Morning Herald, 13.07.2013
Just make sure you know: it's high time dope was legalised
Wendy Squires
New York Times, 14.07.2013
What Does It Take to Stop Crips and Bloods From Killing Each Other?
JOHN BUNTIN
Telegraph.co.uk, 14.07.2013
If not a data dictatorship, why not a data democracy?
It’s not a good time for those who value their privacy, but one startup is trying to fight the secret data-gatherers with a democratic manifesto for data
Monty Munford
Ottawa Citizen, 14.07.2013
Scientists, police study effects of suicide bombs
DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN
New York Times, 14.07.2013
Nations Buying as Hackers Sell Flaws in Computer Code
NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGER
Denver Post, 14.07.2013
Denver residents rarely use guns for protection in home invasions
Sadie Gurman
guardian.co.uk,, 15.07.2013
The Zimmerman verdict outrage should also be about concealed guns
Trayvon Martin would likely still be alive if George Zimmerman didn't have a concealed gun that fateful night
Michael Cohen
Daily Mail, 15.07.2013
White people who kill black people in 'Stand Your Ground' states are 354% more likely to be cleared of murder
Belfast Telegraph, 15.07.2013
Study into police minorities links
A study of Nottinghamshire Police's relations with black and ethnic minority communities is likely to recommend a review of its stop and search policy
Police Oracle Date, 15.07.2013
Hotspot policing: PCSOs 'preventing crime'
Two research pilots exploring the use of targeted foot patrols in crimJasmin McDermott e hotspots reveal PCSOs are effective deterrent
Jasmin McDermott
Newswise, 16.07.2013
Crimes Against Humanity Must Be Prosecuted for International Criminal Court to Succeed
EurekAlert!, 16.07.2013
Ex-offender data shows high risk of sexually transmitted infections after release
The New Republic online, 16.07.2013
The Law that Aquitted Zimmerman Isn't Racist But that doesn't mean the outcome wasn't
RICHARD THOMPSON FORD
Chicago Tribune, 17.07.2013
Gang expert testifies school closings will put kids 'in line of fire'
UIC criminology professor says Safe Passage not enough to protect CPS students from street violence
Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah
The Guardian, 18.07.2013
Crime falls to lowest level since survey began in 1981
Further 9% fall in crime in England and Wales comes as figures show number of police officers is at lowest level since 2002
Alan Travis
EurekAlert!, 18.07.2013
Study demonstrates link between reclassification of cannabis and cannabis psychosis
Researchers from the University of York have demonstrated that the change in cannabis declassification in 2009 has coincided with a significant increase in hospital admissions for cannabis psychosis - rather than the decrease it was intended to produce.
guardian.co.uk, 18.07.2013
Fewer police officers, fewer crimes
Despite falling officer numbers, crime is falling in England and Wales. Surprised? We ask whether it's the statistics or our beliefs that need revising
Mona Chalabi
London Review of Books Vol. 35 No. 14, 18.07.2013
What’s in it for Obama?
The CIA, a Secret Army and a War at the Ends of the Earth by Mark Mazzetti
Penguin, 381 pp, £22.50, April, ISBN 978 1 59420 480 7
Stephen Holmes
EurekAlert!, 18.07.2013
CU study illuminates mortality differences between nondrinkers and light drinkers
BostonMagazine, 18.07.2013
The Real Face of Terror: Behind the Scenes Photos of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Manhunt
In response to the controversial Rolling Stone cover, new photos of Tsarnaev’s capture emerge.
John Wolfson
Rolling Stone, 19.07.2013
Jahar's World
He was a charming kid with a bright future. But no one saw the pain he was hiding or the monster he would become.
Janet Reitman
Wall Street Journal, 19.07.2013
Rise of the Warrior Cop
Is it time to reconsider the militarization of American policing?
RADLEY BALKO
Financial Times, 19.07.2013
Growing up Muslim in America
A generation of Muslim Americans has come of age in the shadow of 9/11 amid a climate of paranoia, verbal abuse and vandalism. Anna Fifield reports
Anna Fifield
New York Times, 19.07.2013
No Shootings or Killings for 363 Days, but the Fight Is Far From Over
JIM DWYER
The Economist, 20.07.2013
Where have all the burglars gone?
The rich world is seeing less and less crime, even in the face of high unemployment and economic stagnation
The Guardian, 20.07.2013
This column will change your life: anonymity isn't just for crooks and trolls
'Disinhibition can be good thing. If feeling anonymous frees some people to be dishonest, it frees others to perform at their best'
Oliver Burkeman
The Guardian, 20.07.2013
This column will change your life: anonymity isn't just for crooks and trolls
'Disinhibition can be good thing. If feeling anonymous frees some people to be dishonest, it frees others to perform at their best'
Oliver Burkeman
The Guardian, 20.07.2013
Child sex abuse online: the people who watch it to remove it
The Internet Watch Foundation charity recruits and trains staff to analyse and report abusive images to the police
Amelia Gentleman
The Economist, 20.07.2013
Old soldiers?
The latest research suggests humans are not warriors in their genes, after all
The Australian, 20.07.2013
Granting the freedom to rape or kill again
RICK MORTON, SOCIAL AFFAIRS WRITER
Huffington Post, 21.07.2013
Why Am I Afraid of Trayvon Martin?
Daniel Weeks, Political reform advocate
The Independent, 21.07.2013
Stop and Search: It's time for the police to abolish this ineffective and damaging procedure
Research shows that most arrests follow crime reports from members of the public. Stop and Search sours community relations and makes this less likely to happen
Dailybhaskar.com, 21.07.2013
Revealed: Turmeric can 'crack' the most complex of criminal cases, reveals research
Mumbai: Turmeric powder is now all set to enter the scene of forensic investigations.
Chicago Tribune, 21.07.2013
West Side police commander paying home visits to warn gangbangers
Face-to-face meetings a new tack in effort to quell violence
Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune reporter
Huffington Post, 22.07.2013
Where Do the Numbers Come From in the Gun Control Debate?
Mike Weisser, The Gun Guy
University of Huddersfield, 22.07.2013
‘Counting young people is not youth work’: the tensions between values, targets and positive activities in neighbourhood-based work
The New Yorker online, 22.07.2013
Before and After Trayvon Martin: How Power Flattens Humanity
Matthew McKnight
Public Service, 23.07.2013
You look like trouble
Black teenagers are regularly stopped and searched – and sometimes in America they are shot – because they fit a certain profile. But negative stereotyping has to end, writes Blair McPherson
Blair McPherson
EurekAlert!, 23.07.2013
Cannabis constituent has no effect on MS progression, study shows
But there may be some benefit to those at the lower end of the disability scale
EurekAlert!, 23.07.2013
When bar fights get mean, bystanders intervene
People are more likely to try to break up a bar fight when they believe the conflict is too violent, or has the potential to become more violent, according to an international team of researchers.
Corporate Crime Reporter, 23.07.2013
Bryan Cave Partner Killingsworth on Compliance, Culture and Motivated Blindness
Huffington Post, 23.07.2013
A Renaissance for School Violence
Marc Epstein, Teacher, New York City High Schools
Forbes, 23.07.2013
Fast Cars And Speeding Tickets: How The Boss's Behavior In Private Life Predicts A Company's Wrongdoing
Kathryn Dill, Forbes Staff
Firstpost, 23.07.2013
First study of its kind reveals massive economic cost of cyber crime
Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Philly.com, 23.07.2013
Research fuels drop in crime in Philly
Police say that improved methods have contributed to the decrease in crime in Philadelphia.
ABC Online, 23.07.2013
School principals suffer higher rates of violence, new study shows
A nationwide survey has found significantly higher rates of violence towards school principals than the general population.
Will Ockenden
CounterPunch, 23.07.2013
A Better Alternative to Extreme Sentencing in Michigan
CHLOE COCKBURN and ALEX STAMM
PolitiFact, 24.07.2013
Newt Gingrich says gangs have increased by 40 percent since Barack Obama was elected
Science Daily, 24.07.2013
Brain Research Shows Psychopathic Criminals Do Not Lack Empathy, but Fail to Use It Automatically
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, 24.07.2013
Scared Straight Continues, Despite Misgivings
Maggie Lee
GoodTherapy.org (blog), 24.07.2013
Social Cognition Deficits Common in Young Adults with Antisocial Personalities
Jen Wilson, GoodTherapy.org Correspondent
Huffington Post, 24.07.2013
Do Women Really Civilize Men?
Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author, 'Give and Take'
eNews Park Forest, 24.07.2013
Two Powerful Pieces on Trayvon Martin, Racism and Drug War
Written by Press Release
The Atlantic Cities, 24.07.2013
You're More Likely to Die a Violent Death in Rural America Than in a City
Emily Badger
Foreign Affairs online, 24.07.2013
The Danger of Human Rights Proliferation
When Defending Liberty, Less Is More
Jacob Mchangama and Guglielmo Verdirame
FAZ.NET, 24.07.2013
The Price of Hypocrisy
Even the best laws will not lead to a safer internet. We need a sharper picture of the information apocalypse that awaits us in a world where personal data is traded to avert the catastrophy.
Evgeny Morozov
FAZ.NET, 24.07.2013
The Price of Hypocrisy
Even the best laws will not lead to a safer internet. We need a sharper picture of the information apocalypse that awaits us in a world where personal data is traded to avert the catastrophy.
Evgeny Morozov
news.cnet.com, 24.07.2013
Feds put heat on Web firms for master encryption keys
Whether the FBI and NSA have the legal authority to obtain the master keys that companies use for Web encryption remains an open question, but it hasn't stopped the U.S. government
Declan McCullagh
Minneapolis City Pages (USA), 24.07.2013
The Monsanto menace takes over
The feds see no evil as a belligerent strongman seeks control of America's food supply
The Atlantic Cities, 25.07.2013
The Persistent Geography of Disadvantage
Why, fifty years after the March on Washington, is black-white inequality still so strong in America?
Richard Florida
EurekAlert!, 25.07.2013
Trust in leaders, sense of belonging stir people to safeguard common goods, analysis shows
BBC News, 25.07.2013
Minimum alcohol pricing: Position of Ireland
Opinions of European Union member states on Scottish government plans for minimum alcohol pricing have been released to BBC Scotland.c
Telegraph.co.uk, 25.07.2013
Neglecting forensic science threatens justice, MPs warn
Criminals could escape justice if the Government fails to provide more support for forensic science, MPs have warned.
Forensic Science Service closure 'will lead to miscarriages of justice'
Sam Marsden
Wired, 25.07.2013
Feds Identify the Young Russians Behind the Top U.S. Cyber Thefts in Last 7 Years
Kim Zetter
Newswise Released, 25.07.2013
Being Bullied Throughout Childhood and Teens May Lead to More Arrests, Convictions, Prison Time
Duration of bullying linked to more adverse legal consequences for victims, study finds
Newswise, 25.07.2013
Moms’ High-Fat, Sugary Diets May Lead to Heavy Offspring with a Taste for Alcohol, Sensitivity to Drugs
The Age (blog)-, 26.07.2013
Would you hire an ex-crim?
James Adonis is one of Australia’s best-known people-management thinkers
New York Times, 26.07.2013
U.S. Prison Populations Decline, Reflecting New Approach to Crime
ERICA GOODE
The Border Mail, 26.07.2013
Hands off: doctors take debate over smacking to legal lengths
A leading group of doctors from Australia and New Zealand is pushing to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children.
Rachel Browne
The Border Mail, 26.07.2013
Hands off: doctors take debate over smacking to legal lengths
A leading group of doctors from Australia and New Zealand is pushing to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children.
Rachel Browne
Connecticut Law Tribune, 26.07.2013
In Wake of Zimmerman Acquittal, Legislators Plan To Scrutinize Laws
PATRICK R. LINSEY
Foreign Affairs online, 26.07.2013
Soldierless Jihad
How the Withdrawal Undermines the Taliban's Case for War
Michael Semple
openDemocracy (UK),, 26.07.2013
Cloak and Dagger Inc.
Anything concealed from citizens, which also has absolute power over them, may be legal, but is not lawful. Do democratic states really need the secret services?
Daniil Kotsyubinsky
New York Times, 27.07.2013
Burglaries Turn Once-Comfortable Residents Into Crime-Stoppers
MICHAEL WILSON
The Economist, 27.07.2013
Out of sight
Satellite positioning-data are vital—but the signal is surprisingly easy to disrupt
The Economist, 27.07.2013
Out of sight
Satellite positioning-data are vital—but the signal is surprisingly easy to disrupt
Boston Globe, 28.07.2013
How dangerous is America?
Estimating the number of hidden terror plots reveals an answer you might not expect.
Edward H. Kaplan
New York Times, 28.07.2013
Some Chiefs Chafing as Justice Department Keeps Closer Eye on Policing
ERICA GOODE
New York Times (USA),, 28.07.2013
Should Reddit Be Blamed for the Spreading of a Smear?
JAY CASPIAN KANG
New York Times, 29.07.2013
From America’s Busiest Death Chamber, a Catalog of Last Rants, Pleas and Apologies
MANNY FERNANDEZ
BBC News, 29.07.2013
Crackdown on lunar-fuelled crime
Police have investigated links between violence and a full moon
EurekAlert!, 29.07.2013
The arithmetic of gun control
UC Irvine team measures how to best prevent bullet deaths
Globe and Mail, 29.07.2013
Toronto police chief responds to public outcry after fatal streetcar shooting
Jill Mahoney, David Andreatta And Patrick White
Toronto Star online, 29.07.2013
Cellphone videos fight police abuse of power, experts say
Citizens have a right to document police actions in public as long as they’re not “obstructing justice,” though that phrase may be used to intimidate.
EurekAlert!, 29.07.2013
Intent to harm: Willful acts seem more damaging
How harmful we perceive an act to be depends on whether we see the act as intentional, reveals new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
EurekAlert!, 29.07.2013
Intent to harm: Willful acts seem more damaging
How harmful we perceive an act to be depends on whether we see the act as intentional, reveals new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Newswise, 29.07.2013
Injuries From Teen Fighting Deal a Blow to IQ
New study explores connection between physical fights, cognitive decline
Newswise, 29.07.2013
Injuries From Teen Fighting Deal a Blow to IQ
New study explores connection between physical fights, cognitive decline
theguardian.com, 29.07.2013
French language police call time on 'le binge drinking'
Culture ministry commission approves use of new phrase, beuverie express, which translates as 'fast drinking'
Kim Willsher in Paris
EurekAlert!, 30.07.2013
Early school engagement helps youths avoid problem behaviors and eventual dropout
EurekAlert!, 30.07.2013
Fewer states holding alcohol retailers responsible for harms from illegal service
Salon, 30.07.2013
Why is a SWAT team assaulting me? I’m just dancing at a rave
Local cops use anti-terrorism grants for heavy artillery, descend on dances, homeowners, marijuana dispensaries
Radley Balko
Sydney Morning Herald, 30.07.2013
Most people unable to detect email phishing attacks: study
Paresh Dave
Newswise, 30.07.2013
Threat of Arrest and Punishment May Not Deter Illegal Immigration
Neither the threat of arrest nor punishment may significantly deter Mexicans from trying to enter the United States illegally, according to a new study.
PolicyMic, 31.07.2013
Gun Violence in the Black Community is a National Public Health Emergency
Frank Hagler
NBCNews.com (blog), 31.07.2013
Girls commit dating violence as often as boys, studies show
Brian Alexander NBC News
PLoS Blogs (blog)-, 31.07.2013
Why Mental Illness-Focused Gun Control May Be More Harmful Than Helpful
IEEE Spectrum, 31.07.2013
Researchers Hack Into Car Immobilizers, But Can’t Say How They Did It
Mia Feldman
Newswise, 31.07.2013
Texas Tech Researcher: Terrorism Attacks Drive Voters to the Polls
The study found that terrorist attacks motivate citizens to vote.
