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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
TIME, 01.07.2017
Fatal Shootings by Police Officers on Track to Hit 1,000 for 3rd Year in a Row
Aric Jenkins
BoingBoing, 01.07.2017
Canadian entertainment industry begs Chinese courts to censor its movies
Cory Doctorow
Spectator, 01.07.2017
UK sharia councils don’t prejudice women’s rights — they defend them
James Fergusson
Los Angeles Times, 02.07.2017
To help elderly dad hold off mooching adult kids, call in the experts
Liz Weston
The Conversation, 03.07.2017
Long ignored, adolescent family violence needs our attention
Kate Fitz-Gibbon, JaneMaree Maher, Jude McCulloch
The Conversation, 03.07.2017
Colombian militants have a new plan for the country, and it’s called ‘insurgent feminism’
Camille Boutron
Columbia Journalism Review, 03.07.2017
Q&A: Filmmaker documents courage of Syria’s citizen journalists
Shelley Hepworth
The Conversation, 03.07.2017
Somali pirates are back. Only a strong state can put an end to their activities
Sarah Craze
The Conversation, 04.07.2017
Tax low to get high: governments should keep weed taxes down
Arthur Cockfield
The Conversation, 05.07.2017
Is Indonesia’s ‘pious democracy’ safe from Islamic extremism?
Jeremy Menchik
Iowa State University News Service, 05.07.2017
New intervention program reduces domestic violence recidivism rates, Iowa State study finds
The Conversation, 06.07.2017
A busy week on the dark web highlight darknet markets’ increasing role in crime
David Glance
The Conversation, 06.07.2017
Sexual violence against the Yezidis is part of IS’s genocide campaign
Aldo Zammit Borda
The Conversation, 06.07.2017
When crime drops, the demands on the police don’t necessarily fall
Samuel Langton
The Conversation, 06.07.2017
The UN has a problem: it’s not just gender violence, it’s child rape
Andrew MacLeod
The Conversation, 06.07.2017
The Summer of Love was more than hippies and LSD – it was the start of modern individualism
Nicholas Campion
Newsweek, 06.07.2017
Can ISIS's Indoctrinated Kids be Saved From a Future of Violent Jihad?
Emily Feldman
Washington Post, 07.07.2017
In Uruguay’s marijuana experiment, the government is your pot dealer
Nick Miroff
Washington Post, 07.07.2017
Fourteen years ago, he was a convicted jihadist. Now he’s fighting radical Islam steps from the White House.
Terrence McCoy
CSS Resources (blog), 07.07.2017
A Pedigree of Terror: The Myth of the Ba’athist Influence in the Islamic State Movement
Craig Whiteside
New York Times, 08.07.2017
ISIS, Despite Heavy Losses, Still Inspires Global Attacks
BEN HUBBARD and ERIC SCHMITT
Washington Post, 08.07.2017
In Alexandria shooter’s hometown, rage-filled radio host channels middle America’s inner frustration
Peter Holley
New York Times, 08.07.2017
No Justice, ‘No Value’ for Women in a Lawless Afghan Province
MUJIB MASHAL and ZAHRA NADER
The Conversation, 10.07.2017
Lessons for first responders on the front lines of terrorism
Mahshid Abir, Christopher Nelson
Newswise, 10.07.2017
Study Finds ‘Sexism’ in Sexual Assault Research, but This Time Men Are the Target
The Conversation, 10.07.2017
Rodrigo Duterte’s first year: a human rights disaster the world prefers to ignore
Tom Smith
Inside Science News Service, 11.07.2017
Why Seemingly Scary Cities Might Be Safer Than You Think
Nala Rogers
Crain's Chicago Business, 11.07.2017
The ex-Chicago cop at the center of the controversy over crime-prediction technology
Misha Friedman
City, University of London (press release), 11.07.2017
EU-Funded project uses artificial intelligence to tackle terrorist cyber-propaganda
John Stevenson
New York Times, 11.07.2017
Russian Dirt on Clinton? ‘I Love It,’ Donald Trump Jr. Said
JO BECKER, ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO
The Conversation, 12.07.2017
Islamic State and the appropriation of the Crusades – a medieval historian’s take
Jason T Roche
The Conversation, 12.07.2017
How loneliness in older people makes them more vulnerable to financial scammers
Keith Brown, Lee-Ann Fenge, Sally Lee
Washington Post, 13.07.2017
Shoplifting in Chicago dropped after a change in the food stamp program
Sahil Chinoy
Newswise, 14.07.2017
WFU Researchers Studying Effects of Watching Videos of Police Violence on Young Black People
Los Angeles Times, 14.07.2017
On gun violence research, California again fills a void left by the federal government
Michael Hiltzik
Biometric, 14.07.2017
WSU researchers using body cams, biometrics and machine learning to improve policing
Justin Lee
Pacific Standard, 14.07.2017
New Database Examines How the United States Prosecutes Corporate Crime
Rick Paulas
The Chronicle of Social Change, 15.07.2017
In California, African American Youth Experience Highest Rates of Felony Arrest
Stephanie Pham
The Sentinel, 17.07.2017
Beyond Bars: The economic impacts of the criminal justice system
Joshua Vaughn
The Conversation, 17.07.2017
Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America
Yanilda González
The Conversation, 17.07.2017
Death toll mounts in Rio de Janeiro as police lose control of the city – and of themselves
Silvia Ramos
The Conversation, 17.07.2017
The Islamic State is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East
Mohammed Nuruzzaman
EurekAlert!, 17.07.2017
Standardized policies needed for how and when police interact with trauma patients
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
The Conversation, 17.07.2017
New Home Office drug strategy, same old rhetoric
Ian Hamilton, Harry Sumnall
The Conversation, 19.07.2017
Named and shamed: EU countries are failing to share responsibility for refugees
Heaven Crawley
The Conversation, 19.07.2017
We live in a global ‘age of rage’ – and it’s entering a new phase
Richard Youngs
EurekAlert!, 19.07.2017
Study: Supreme Court decision complicates prosecuting child abusers
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
in public safety, 20.07.2017
Integrating De-escalation Techniques into Policing
Christopher L. McFarlin
MicDaily, 20.07.2017
Police shooting of Justine Damond leaves Minneapolis Black Lives Matter activists conflicted
Chauncey Alcorn
Washington Post, 20.07.2017
A battered ISIS grows ever more dependent on ‘lone wolves,’ simple plans
Joby Warrick and Souad Mekhennet
ZDNET, 20.07.2017
Australian police are already finding high-quality guns made from metal, rather than plastic, and the plans are easy to find.
The Conversation, 21.07.2017
Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking
Monique Mann, Adam Molnar, Ian Warren
The Conversation, 21.07.2017
It’s too early to blame gang culture for spike in acid attacks
Loretta Trickett, Tara Young
The Conversation, 21.07.2017
Is Syria really a ‘climate war’? We examined the links between drought, migration and conflict
Lina Eklund, Darcy Thompson
NBCNews.com, 22.07.2017
Dutch Inmates to Be Given Cold-Case Calendars in Drive to Solve Crimes
Saphora Smith
Waco Tribune-Herald, 22.07.2017
Waco police hire crime analysts in proactive policing effort
KRISTIN HOPPA
Washington Post, 22.07.2017
How ISIS nearly stumbled on the ingredients for a ‘dirty bomb’
Joby Warrick and Loveday Morris
USA TODAY, 22.07.2017
Cops don't usually talk about 'horrible things.' Mental health professionals help them cope with trauma
Mindy Fetterman
Sydney Morning Herald, 23.07.2017
Firearm Prevention Orders: the police tool used to thwart gangland war shootings
Ava Benny-Morrison
The Wire, 24.07.2017
Understanding the Link Between Juvenile Delinquency and Income Disparity Across India
Nabamita Dutta, Dipparna Jana and Saibal Kar
Newswise, 24.07.2017
Selfish Motives, Not Fairness, the Best Message for Criminal Justice Advocacy Groups
The Conversation, 24.07.2017
The UK’s online porn crackdown could harm young people more than it helps
Rosie Hodsdon
New Statesman, 24.07.2017
The people is sublime: the long history of populism, from Robespierre to Trump
David Marquand
Newsweek, 25.07.2017
How ISIS Remote-Controls Its European Operatives to Commit an Attack: ‘Be Quick’
Jack Moore
The Conversation, 25.07.2017
Squatting against oppression: how refugees are fighting back against border controls
Deanna Dadusc
The Conversation, 26.07.2017
Turkey’s Twitter crackdown ratchets up, as state says, “Click now to report a user to the police!”
Dağhan Irak
The News Tribune, 26.07.2017
What actually happened to violent crime after Washington legalized marijuana
Melissa Santos
EurekAlert!, 26.07.2017
Involvement of prescription opioids in fatal car crashes climbs sevenfold
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Newsweek, 26.07.2017
Trump Says Immigrant Gang Members ‘Slice and Dice’ Young, Beautiful Girls
Graham Lanktree
EurekAlert!, 27.07.2017
Binge drinking down among young adults in college, up among those who are not
News.com.au, 27.07.2017
‘I didn’t mean to do it’: The UK’s hacker rehab program for teen offenders
Nick Whigham
The Conversation, 27.07.2017
Revealed: the latest drug use figures and what they tell us about changing habits
Ian Hamilton, Harry Sumnall, Contributor Niamh
The Conversation, 27.07.2017
Is crime going up or down in England and Wales? What crime statistics actually tell us
Melissa Hamilton
The Conversation, 27.07.2017
The long walk from ‘civilised’ and ‘barbaric’ to a new world view
Rafael Winkler
Newsweek, 28.07.2017
France, Worst Hit By ISIS Attacks In Europe, To Close Only De-Radicalization Center
Jack Moore
The Conversation, 28.07.2017
Data science can help us fight human trafficking
Renata Konrad, Andrew C. Trapp
The Conversation, 28.07.2017
Reviving the war on drugs will further harm police-community relations
Dean A. Dabney
The Conversation, 28.07.2017
‘Stranger danger’ in the online and real word
Michelle McManus, Louise Almond
The Conversation, 28.07.2017
Why offshore processing of refugees bound for Europe is such a bad idea
Daria Davitti
Newsweek, 29.07.2017
What are the CIA 'Torture' Techniques That Two Psychologists are Going to Trial for?
Tom Porter
CBC.ca, 29.07.2017
Perverting justice? Privacy ruling won't stop vigilantes 'addicted' to on-camera stings
Yvette Brend
Vox, 30.07.2017
Donald Trump called gang members “animals.” That’s dehumanizing — and dangerous.
Brian Resnick
The Washington Post, 30.07.2017
U.S. police chiefs blast Trump for endorsing ‘police brutality’
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Mark Berman
Newswise, 31.07.2017
Undocumented Immigration Doesn’t Worsen Drug, Alcohol Problems in U.S., Study Indicates
EurekAlert!, 31.07.2017
Domestic violence twice as likely to start for pregnant women after HIV diagnosis
Drexel University
The Conversation, 31.07.2017
Iraq must now rebuild itself – and that means fixing its dreadful governance
Pamela Abbott, Andrea Teti, Kevin M. DeJesus
theguardian.com, 31.07.2017
Facebook 'dark ads' can swing political opinions, research shows
Alex Hern
