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Association for Psychological Science, 01.04.2014
Early Intervention Reduces Aggressive Behavior in Adulthood
An educational intervention program for children between kindergarten and 10th grade, known as Fast Track, reduces aggressive behavior later in life, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
RedOrbit, 01.04.2014
Male-Dominated Societies Are Not More Violent
Conventional wisdom and scientific arguments have claimed that societies with more men than women, such as China, will become more violent, but a University of California, Davis, study has found that a male-biased sex ratio does not lead to more crime.
The Nation, 01.04.2014
A Captivating Mind
How Georgi Markov became the truth-teller of Bulgaria’s communist era, and paid for it with his life.
Dimiter Kenarov
The Argus, 01.04.2014
Voluntary Tagging Reduces Reoffending
As part of a successful trial initiative, convicts in Sussex have been given the option of wearing tags to help stop them from reoffending. The tags, which are entirely voluntary, provide Sussex Police with live information about the wearer’s movements.
The Cambridge Student, 01.04.2014
Cambridgeshire police cause ‘serious concern’ over domestic abuse, yet student victims go unmentioned
Amy Provan
The Guardian, 01.04.2014
Police fail to recognise that abuse often lies behind women's offending
The Prison Reform Trust and HMIC highlight links between women's offending and domestic and sexual violence, yet the criminal justice system still isn't joining up the dots
Carlene Firmin
The Atlantic, 01.04.2014
What I Learned About Stop-and-Frisk From Watching My Black Son
The “special tax” on men of color is more than an inconvenience. A father shares his firsthand observations and fears.
SPIEGEL ONLINE, 01.04.2014
'Most Germans Don't Share These Concerns'
The head of Germany's agency in charge of counterintelligence reviews the new book by the reporters behind SPIEGEL's NSA coverage. He says many fears raised are overplayed, but also warns people need to take greater care with their data.
Hans-Georg Maassen
RT Published time, 01.04.2014
Hundreds prosecuted in UK under controversial 300-year old dueling law – study
Ottawa Citizen, 01.04.2014
Police union president calls civil libertarians’ complaint ‘pure hypocrisy’
Shaamini Yogaretnam
Vanity Fair, 01.04.2014
The Chaos Company
Wherever governments can’t—or won’t—maintain order, from oil fields in Africa to airports in Britain and nuclear facilities in America, the London-based “global security” behemoth G4S has been filling the void. It is the world’s third-largest private-sector employer and commands a force three times the size of the British military. On-site in South Sudan with G4S ordnance-disposal teams, William Langewiesche learns just how dirty the job can get, and how perilous the company’s control.
New York Times, 02.04.2014
Police Confront Rising Number of Mentally Ill Suspects
FERNANDA SANTOS and ERICA GOODE
EurekAlert!, 02.04.2014
Bullying happens to popular teens too
A new University of California, Davis, study suggests that for most adolescents, becoming more popular both increases their risk of getting bullied and worsens the negative consequences of being victimized, perhaps because they feel they have "farther to fall."
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 02.04.2014
Why Were Young Males Behind Recent Attacks on Schools and Public Gatherings? A Roundtable Discussion in Violence and Gender
University of Missouri-Columbia, 02.04.2014
Criticism of Violent Video Games Has Decreased as Technology Has Improved, Gamers Age, MU Study Finds
Gaming journalists, video gamers have become more tolerant of violence as it has become more life-like
WalesOnline, 02.04.2014
Minimum alcohol pricing and ban on e-cigarettes could be introduced in Wales under radical new proposals to improve the nation's health
The Welsh Government is publishing a white paper outlining a number of measures to tackle major public health challenges.
Julia McWatt
The Atlantic, 02.04.2014
Treating Drug Use as a Disease, Not a Crime
A Pew Research study today says jail is not the place for non-violent drug users.
Julie Beck
American Friends of Tel Aviv University, 03.04.2014
Drawing Conclusions
TAU researcher finds drawing pictures can be key tool in investigations of child abuse
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./, 03.04.2014
Violence and Gender Journal Explores Dress and Behavior of Mass Shooters as Factors to Predict and Prevent Future Attacks
University of Huddersfield, 03.04.2014
Measuring crime risk on the London Underground
Researcher works with Transport for London developing an algorithm to calculate the probability of where theft is most likely
Amnesty International, 03.04.2014
Impunity, excessive force and links to extremist Golden Dawn blight Greek police
London Review of Books, 03.04.2014
Suspects into Collaborators
Peter Neumann argues that Assad has himself to blame.
Peter Neumann is professor of security studies at King’s College London. He currently leads a research project on the Syrian conflict and the future of the global jihadist movement.
Toronto Star, 04.04.2014
Finding a cure for hate
Is hatred, of the magnitude of the Rwandan genocide, a public health issue, like STDs and measles? A group at the U of T wants to find out.
Huffington Post, 04.04.2014
'Mama, Get Me Away From Around Here!'
Marian Wright Edelman President, Children's Defense Fund
EurekAlert!, 04.04.2014
The Trayvon Martin case: Lessons for education researchers
Controversial case not only about race and class, but gender and sexism, researcher says
The Week UK, 04.04.2014
Scotland Yard policing its own officers with 'culture of fear'
Report hears that figure fiddling is 'rife' in London as Met Police officers chase performance targets
New York Times, 04.04.2014
Senate Panel Votes to Reveal Report on C.I.A. Interrogations
DAVID S. JOACHIM
The Telegraph, 04.04.2014
New rules ban bailiffs from seizing 'essential' items including computers and mobiles
New laws are to be brought in to curb anti-social bailiffs. The changes will prohibit bailiffs from entering homes at night and from using physical force against debtors. Bailiffs will also be prevented from entering homes when only children are present, and from taking household essentials such as washing machines. The changes will come into effect on 6 April 2014 and follow Ministry of Justice consultation on the debt collection industry last year.
New York Times, 05.04.2014
Army Base Shooting Highlights Difficulty in Identifying At-Risk Soldiers
ERICA GOODE and ERIC SCHMITTAPRIL
The Economist, 05.04.2014
Sweet little lies
Hormone treatment can stimulate deception for the benefit of friends
Medical Daily, 05.04.2014
Become A Human Lie Detector Test: How To Spot A Liar Using The Latest In Psychology Research
Susan Scutti
LubbockOnline.com, 06.04.2014
It's Debatable: Should marijuana be legalized?
Don: States are breaking federal law
London Review of Books Online exclusive, 06.04.2014
The Red Line and the Rat Line
Seymour M. Hersh on Obama, Erdoğan and the Syrian rebels
New York Times, 07.04.2014
When Youth Violence Spurred ‘Superpredator’ Fear
After a surge of teen violence in the early 1990s, some social scientists predicted the future was going to be a whole lot worse. Reality proved otherwise.
CLYDE HABERMAN
Politics.co.uk (blog), 07.04.2014
Why is the government fighting measures to protect trafficked children?
Ian Dunt
Reason, 07.04.2014
Can Cannabis Cut Car Crashes?
If more pot smoking means less drinking, legalization could make the roads safer.
Jacob Sullum
EconoMonitor, 07.04.2014
Cops and Economists: Contrasting yet Complementary Views on Drug Legalization
Ed Dolan
EurekAlert!, 07.04.2014
Children see domestic violence that often goes unreported, research finds
Young witnesses suffer fear, anxiety while perpetrators rarely face jail time, according to study
EurekAlert!, 07.04.2014
New research shows huge disparities between the decisions made by coroners
Huddersfield researcher calls for national Coroners' Service in England and Wales to avoid the current postcode lottery
University of Rochester Newsroom, 07.04.2014
Feelings of Failure, Not Violent Content, Foster Aggression in Video Gamers
Aggressive Behavior Linked to Players' Experiences
University of Missouri-Columbia, 07.04.2014
Twitter Use Linked to Infidelity and Divorce, MU Study Finds
Twitter and Facebook can have damaging effects on relationships
GOV.UK, 07.04.2014
Criminals paying more than ever to help victims
Funding for Victims Services
Criminals are paying more money than ever before to help victims of crime. An increase in the penalties judges can impose on criminals from 2012 is ensuring criminals are forced to pay the price for their wrongdoing. £14 million of new funding is now being taken directly from to provide vital services to help victims recover from the effects of crime
Europol, 07.04.2014
Human trafficking gang jailed
Members of A criminal gang responsible for trafficking Hungarian women into the UK to take part in sham marriages has been jailed for more than 13 years, following a UK investigation supported by Europol.
Examiner, 07.04.2014
What do burglars look for when targeting a house? Thieves spill beans to police - find out how you can put them off
Convicted burglars are helping to reduce crime by giving crime prevention tips to potential victims. The information, which includes what burglars look for when targeting a house, derive from comments given by the offenders when interviewed by the police:
Journalist's Resource, 08.04.2014
First-time juvenile offenders, probation and recidivism: Evidence from Los Angeles
RT Published time, 08.04.2014
Colorado crime levels see little change since marijuana legalization – study
Illinois Wesleyan University, 08.04.2014
Student’s Crime Data Research Attracts National Ethics Symposium Attention
EurekAlert!, 08.04.2014
Poor neighborhoods create misfortune, ill health
Life-altering events lead to anxiety, depression, host of health problems
EurekAlert!, 08.04.2014
National survey links teen binge drinking and alcohol brand references in pop music
International Relations and Security Network ETH, 09.04.2014
The Caucasus Emirate: From Anti-Colonialist Roots to Salafi-Jihad
Police News, 09.04.2014
3 ways to bring use-of-force training to small police departments
How do small- and medium-sized departments — which are already stretched thin — keep training up on such a dynamic concept as legal use of force?
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 09.04.2014
Is the Increased Risk of Death Due to Alcohol Intake Greater for Women or Men?
EurekAlert!, 09.04.2014
Violence intervention program effective in Vanderbilt pilot study
Violent behavior and beliefs among middle school students can be reduced through the implementation of a targeted violence intervention program, according to a Vanderbilt study released in the Journal of Injury and Violence Research.
EurekAlert!, 10.04.2014
ACP offers policy recommendations for reducing gun-related injuries, deaths in US
The South Los Angeles Report, 10.04.2014
Crime survivors likely to be victims of crime again
Mikella Wickham
Virginia Connection Newspapers, 10.04.2014
Considering the Effects of Mass Incarceration
A Public Forum on Criminal Justice Sentencing Reform held in Burke.
Janelle Germanos
RedOrbit, 10.04.2014
Age Does Not Predict Success For Individuals Sentenced To Court-based Mental Health Treatment Programs
Older adults in treatment programs experience the same challenges as younger participants
EurekAlert!, 10.04.2014
How widespread is tax evasion?
New study puts a cost on 'round-tripping,' a method investors use to avoid the tax collector
Phys.Org, 10.04.2014
Ethnically diverse neighbourhoods 'safer'
Residents of ethnically diverse neighbourhoods can expect to experience fewer assaults than residents of neighbourhoods with little or no ethnic diversity, according to a new way of measuring violence.
The Australian, 10.04.2014
Police put increase in sex crimes down to inquiries giving victims courage to speak out
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said most of the offences were committed by people the victims knew.
Rolling Stone, 10.04.2014
The New Face of Heroin
The explosion of drugs like OxyContin has given way to a heroin epidemic ravaging the least likely corners of America - like bucolic Vermont, which has just woken up to a full-blown crisis
David Amsden
WalesOnline, 11.04.2014
‘Police complacency, inertia and lack of leadership’ are under attack as MPs’ damning report finds we cannot rely on police statistics
David Williamson
New York Times, 16.04.2014
A Risk Analyst Explains Why Climate Change Risk Misperception Doesn’t Necessarily Matter
ANDREW C. REVKIN
Research News, 17.04.2014
Guns aren’t the only things killing cops
John Violanti's latest book explores the unusual health risks police officers face in their jobs.
PATRICIA DONOVAN
Washington Post, 17.04.2014
Teens who expect to die young are more likely to commit crime
Emily Badger
EurekAlert!, 17.04.2014
Local homicide rate increases cause more elementary students to fail school
A new study finds that an increase in a municipality's homicide rate causes more elementary school students in that community to fail a grade than would do so if the rate remained stable.
Newswise Released, 18.04.2014
Boomers' Dark Secret: Booze
What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
Irish Examiner, 18.04.2014
More red tape or a better thin blue line?
A police authority will uncouple the close relationship between the justice minister and Garda commissioner.
Cormac O’Keeffe
EurekAlert!, 21.04.2014
Airport security officers at TSA gaining insight from Sandia human behavior studies
Association for Psychological Science, 21.04.2014
People Selectively Remember the Details of Atrocities That Absolve In-Group Members
EurekAlert!, 21.04.2014
Mental illness not usually linked to crime, research finds
Most offenders didn't display pattern of crime related to mental illness symptoms over their lifetime, according to study
Telegraph.co.uk, 21.04.2014
Why your fingerprints may not be unique
Assumption that everyone has a unique fingerprint from which they can be identified through a computer database is flawed, says Home Office expert Mike Silverman
Sarah Knapton
Cincinnati Business Courier, 21.04.2014
Has Cincinnati’s large police force led to reduced crime?
Cincinnati saw a 20 percent reduction in violent crime from 2010 to 2012 while also having the 23rd-largest police force in the country on a per-capita basis, according to a study by Nerdwallet.com.
Chris Wetterich
Venturebeat, 21.04.2014
Google is researching ways to make encryption easier to use in Gmail
In response to Edward Snowden’s mass surveillance revelations, Google is working to make complex encryption tools, such as PGP, easier to use in Gmail.
Harrison Weber
EurekAlert!, 22.04.2014
Regulating legal marijuana could be guided by lessons from alcohol and tobacco, study says
As U.S. policymakers consider ways to ease prohibitions on marijuana, the public health approaches used to regulate alcohol and tobacco over the past century may provide valuable lessons, according to new RAND Corporation research.
EurekAlert!, 22.04.2014
Almost one-third of Canadian adults have experienced child abuse
Increased link to mental disorders, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts
The Guardian, 22.04.2014
Why prison isn't working for women
Psychologist Stephanie Covington believes understanding trauma can help staff appreciate that women in jail can be victims too
Cambridge News, 22.04.2014
Residents urged to have their say after figures reveal crime has risen across Uttlesford
LUCY ROSS-MILLAR
The American Prospect, 22.04.2014
How Big Data Could Undo Our Civil-Rights Laws
From "reverse redlining" to selling out a pregnant teenager to her parents, the advance of technology could render obsolete our landmark civil-rights and anti-discrimination laws.
The Guardian, 22.04.2014
Gratuitous criticism will not help the police to improve
Politicians' sweeping condemnation of police leadership may bring short-term political gain, but it will undermine the future of the service
Nick Gargan
RedOrbit, 22.04.2014
Are Forensics Experts Relying On Inconsistent Fingerprint Technology?
Lawrence LeBlond
Clovis News Journal, 22.04.2014
Gang affiliation has long-term impact
A recent study gives new meaning to “gang mentality.” Because, mentally, gang members — even short-timers — are more likely to become lifelong losers.
The Atlantic, 22.04.2014
Everything We Know About Early Childhood Has Changed Since Head Start
50 years of research—and "Sesame Street"—have changed our understanding of how to best help disadvantaged kids.
Janell Ross, Amy Sullivan
Daily Beast, 22.04.2014
America’s Recidivism Nightmare
A new government study shows a disturbing trend for the prison population.
EurekAlert!, 22.04.2014
Report recommends insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce opioid abuse, deaths
New York Times, 22.04.2014
Bragging of Safety While Many Live in Fear
The twin holes resemble diamond studs, and a crack in the glass curls, as graceful as an eyelash along the lobby window.
TucsonSentinel.com, 22.04.2014
Meet the doc who gave $1 million to keep his gun research going
Lois Beckett
The Atlantic, 23.04.2014
Why Corporations Fail to Do the Right Thing
Six reasons why international business remains dangerous to workers and the environment, even when its leaders genuinely want to do better
Christine Bader
The Age, 23.04.2014
Revengeful fathers kill children to punish mum
Men who kill their children do so to punish the mother, experts say, with the final act of revenge often punctuating a history of domestic violence.
Huffington Post, 23.04.2014
Schools need to be prepared to defend against more than just shootings, say experts
Evie Blad
theguardian.com, 23.04.2014
Stop your sons joining war in Syria, urges Metropolitan police
Counter-terrorism officers make plea to Muslim women as more young men head off to fight in civil war
Vikram Dodd, Sandra Laville
The Guardian, 23.04.2014
Rising alcohol prices credited for drop in serious violence
Fewer people sought A&E treatment as a result of violence last year, study finds, and fall in binge drinking may be a reason
Alan Travis
EurekAlert!, 24.04.2014
Children living with a lone parent are as happy as those with 2
Children living with a step-parent or a lone parent are as happy as those living with two biological parents, the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Leeds heard today
Cambridge News, 24.04.2014
Have higher alcohol prices caused a decline in binge-drinking and violent crime? We ask Cambridge experts
LIZZY BUCHAN
BBC News, 24.04.2014
The truth behind the rise in sex crimes
Today's figures showing a 20% annual increase in recorded rapes and a 17% rise in sexual offences reported to police in England and Wales may seem like evidence of a horrifying social trend. But perversely, the statistics are actually a cause for optimism.
Mark Easton
theguardian.com, 24.04.2014
Crime statistics in England and Wales: how significant is the decline?
Figures released today show that the crime rate in England and Wales is at its lowest level in 33 years but how has it changed over time?
theguardian.com, 24.04.2014
When you call a rape anything but rape, you are just making excuses for rapists
From college campuses to Game of Thrones, why the sudden urge to re-name sexual assault?
Jessica Valenti
UNODC, 24.04.2014
UNODC campaign recognized for raising awareness among consumers about organized crime and counterfeiting
Telegraph.co.uk, 25.04.2014
Crime figures: is this the end of the age of violence?
A continuing fall in violent crime has been put down to less binge drinking and more CCTV. But demographics and evolution may be more important factors
Joe Shute
Austin Chronicle, 25.04.2014
When Confessions Prove False
Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.
Jordan Smith
EurekAlert!, 25.04.2014
What botched executions tell us about the death penalty
In American capital punishment, a grim history of technical failure
Austin Sarat
The Globe and Mail, 25.04.2014
What is the cost of war? About $9.46-trillion
There's big money to be made by the military-industrial complex
Tavia Grant
Huffington Post, 25.04.2014
The Boston Marathon Bombing One Year Later: What We Still Don't Know
David W. Kearn
Washington Post, 25.04.2014
The world’s boozing habits revealed. There are some surprises.
Terrence McCoy
Neon Tommy, 25.04.2014
Sexual Abuse Behind Bars: Why Nobody Listens
Every year, more than 80,000 people are raped behind bars in American jails and prisons.
Matthew Tinoco
theguardian.com, 25.04.2014
The NRA way: celebrate buying guns in a city where 4 people just got shot
At its convention, the NRA won't dwell on ending inner-city gun violence – because it's too busy scaring people into thinking they need more guns
Ana Marie Cox
UNODC, 25.04.2014
Speaking in New York, UNODC Chief warns of crime's impact on development, peace and security
theguardian.com, 26.04.2014
Gun laws: how key states are easing – or tightening – restrictions on firearms
After Congress failed to pass gun reform, Georgia, Arizona, Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota have taken different paths
Lauren Gambino
Post-Tribune, 26.04.2014
Domestic violence ending in death follows pattern familiar to victim advocates
By Christin nance lazerus
Science 2.0, 27.04.2014
What Makes Psychotic Teens More At Risk For Suicide Than Other Groups With Psychosis?
The Australian, 27.04.2014
Mums and dads seek protection from violent kids
HUNDREDS of desperate Victorian parents are seeking intervention orders against their teenage children to win back control in the home.
FIONA HUDSON
Salon- Sunday, 27.04.2014
Fighting sex trafficking with Jesus: How the religious right’s “healing” hurts
New campaigns claim to fight sex trafficking with "love and the power of Christ." And their influence is growing
Melissa Gira Grant
Motherboard, 28.04.2014
Twitter Can Now Predict Crime, and This Raises Serious Questions
Jordan Pearson
The New Republic, 28.04.2014
Thomas Jefferson Was a Muslim
A candidate was accused of being a closet Muslim. In the 18th century, not the 21st.
ABBAS MILANI
News from Rutgers, 28.04.2014
Chadd Maruna Named Dean of School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University-Newark
Internationally renowned criminologist's appointment is effective Sept. 1
Carla Capizzi
EurekAlert!, 28.04.2014
Teens who use alcohol and marijuana together are at higher risk for unsafe driving
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke marijuana may be at increased risk for unsafe driving, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
EurekAlert!, 28.04.2014
Surveys indicate decline in children's exposure to violence
Children's exposure to violence and crime declined between 2003 and 2011.
Michigan State University, 28.04.2014
Terrorism works, but only when governments allow it to
Terrorism can be a successful strategy for rebel groups during civil war, but only when governments allow it to work, finds a new study by a Michigan State University political scientist.
Jakana Thomas , Andy Henion
Virginia Commonwealth University, 28.04.2014
Criminal behavior: Older siblings strongly sway younger siblings close in age
Findings illustrate impact of family environment on violent criminal behavior
EurekAlert!, 28.04.2014
Using a foreign language changes moral decisions
Would you sacrifice one person to save five? Such moral choices could depend on whether you are using a foreign language or your native tongue.
New York Times, 28.04.2014
Despite Twitter Backlash, New York Police Dept. Plans to Expand Social Media Efforts
J. DAVID GOODMAN
Telegraph.co.uk, 28.04.2014
Neighbourhood policing 'at risk' as number of PCSOs plummets
Trade union calls for re-investment in police community support officers as report shows numbers have dropped by a fifth
David Barrett
The New Republic, 30.04.2014
Hell Is an Understatement
A report from the bloody, crumbling Central African Republic
Graeme Wood
