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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
The Atlantic, 01.04.2021
How to Put Out Democracy’s Dumpster Fire
Anne Applebaum and Peter Pomerantsev
New York Times, 01.04.2021
London Police Officer Convicted of Membership in Neo-Nazi Group
Isabella Kwai
The Conversation, 01.04.2021
In gun debate, both sides have evidence to back them up
Zach Lang, Jennifer Selin
The Conversation, 01.04.2021
Race commission report: the rights and wrongs
Raminder Kaur, Gill Margaret Hague
The Guardian, 01.04.2021
Racial disparities in the UK: key findings of the report – and what its critics say
EurekAlert!, 02.04.2021
Radicalization to extremist ideologies is often triggered by negative life events
RAND Corporation
New York Times, 03.04.2021
Thousands Protest Against Policing Bill in Britain, With Clashes in London
Elian Peltier
CNN, 03.04.2021
The US saw significant crime rise across major cities in 2020. And it's not letting up
Emma Tucker and Peter Nickeas
The Guardian, 03.04.2021
The poisonously patronising Sewell report is historically illiterate
David Olusoga
New York Times, 04.04.2021
Biden Steps Up Federal Efforts to Combat Domestic Extremism
Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Nicole Hong
Washington Post, 04.04.2021
When police kill people, they are rarely prosecuted and hard to convict
Mark Berman
The Conversation, 05.04.2021
Lessons from the past: protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19
Lindsay Stark, Luissa Vahedi
EurekAlert!, 05.04.2021
Study finds psychiatric disorders persist 15 years after youth are detained
Northwestern University
Washington Post, 05.04.2021
A QAnon revelation suggests the truth of Q’s identity was right there all along
Drew Harwell and Craig Timberg
The Conversation, 06.04.2021
Defund the police? Instead, end toxic masculinity and ‘warrior cops’
Angela Workman-Stark
The Sentinel Newspaper, 06.04.2021
Brazilian far right imitates American extremists, study shows
Kennesaw State University KSU
The Conversation, 07.04.2021
Should cyberwar be met with physical force? Moral philosophy can help us decide
Christopher J. Finlay
EurekAlert!, 07.04.2021
Misogynistic tweets correlate with violence against women
University of New South Wales
The Intercept, 07.04.2021
NYPD “Goon Squad” Manual Teaches Officers to Violate Protesters’ Rights
John Bolger, Alice Speri
The Conversation, 07.04.2021
Misunderstanding addiction breeds despair and suffering – and, for alleged Atlanta shooter, violence
Trysh Travis
SciDev.Net, 07.04.2021
COVID-19, lies and statistics: corruption and the pandemic
Syriacus Buguzi, Fiona Broom, Joel Adriano and Aleida Rueda
Stanford Lawyer, 08.04.2021
Selective De-Policing: Stanford Law Team Proposes New Routes to Public Safety in Racially Diverse Communities
Sharon Driscoll
EurekAlert!, 08.04.2021
An atmosphere of intrafamily trust tends to prevent problematic internet use
University of Córdoba
EurekAlert!, 08.04.2021
Violence and its effects on healthcare service, access, and strategies
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
CBC News, 08.04.2021
Calgary researchers examine feasibility of professionalizing policing for B.C. government
Elise von Scheel
The Conversation, 08.04.2021
India prepares for Kumbh Mela, world’s largest religious gathering, amid COVID-19 fears
Tulasi Srinivas
The Conversation, 08.04.2021
White supremacy is the root of all race-related violence in the US
Jennifer Ho
USA TODAY, 08.04.2021
‘Jan. 6 changed everything’: Will Capitol riot mark a return to fortress policing?
Kevin Johnson and Trevor Hughes
The effects of Black Lives Matter protests, 09.04.2021
The effects of Black Lives Matter protests
Jerusalem Demsas
The Conversation, 09.04.2021
Sheepskin was used as an anti-fraud device in British legal documents for hundreds of years
Sean Doherty, Jonathan Finch
Report Door, 10.04.2021
A ‘Boogaloo’ extremist group destroyed evidence from an investigation into one of their members who allegedly killed a police officer
Erin Clark
Salon, 10.04.2021
Why is online political culture so distorted and awful? Sociologist explains why — and how to fix it
Paul Rosenberg
New York Times, 10.04.2021
This Heroin-Using Professor Wants to Change How We Think About Drugs
John Leland
The Intercept, 10.04.2021
A Billionaire-Funded Website With Ties to the Far Right Is Trying to “Cancel” University Professors
Alice Speri
New York Times, 10.04.2021
Police Say an Antifa Activist Likely Shot at Officers. His Gun Suggests Otherwise.
Mike Baker and Evan Hill
TheHill.com, 11.04.2021
Police reforms are a minefield, even in progressive communities
Glenn C. Altschuler
The Conversation, 11.04.2021
‘She’s a slut’: sexual bullying among girls contributes to cultural misogyny. We need to take it seriously
University of South Australia
EurekAlert!, 12.04.2021
Research suggests SEC's increasing focus on terrorism may limit financial oversight
Duke University
The Conversation, 12.04.2021
Derek Chauvin trial: 3 questions America needs to ask about seeking racial justice in a court of law
Lewis R. Gordon
Firstpost, 12.04.2021
‘We should judge systems like the police in how they respond to people with the least, not the most’: Sonia Faleiro
New York Times, 12.04.2021
While not common, officers have mistaken pistols for Tasers, sometimes with deadly outcomes.
Will Wright and Shawn Hubler
The Conversation, 13.04.2021
Malta: how the rule of law has been challenged by murder and corruption allegations
John Stanton
The Crime Report, 13.04.2021
Police Group Says Qualified Immunity Makes Americans ‘Less Safe’
Diane Goldstein
Relevant Magazine, 13.04.2021
When Will America Take What We Know About Racist Policing Seriously?
Tyler Huckabee
Voice of America, 13.04.2021
Number of US Troops Linked to Domestic Terror Plots Small but Growing
Jeff Seldin
Washington Post, 14.04.2021
Opinion: We’re stuck in a loop of death until we address policing. This Netflix short showcases that.
Michele L. Norris
New York Times, 14.04.2021
At Least 15 Officers Mistook Guns for Tasers. Three Were Convicted.
Alan Feuer and Mihir Zaveri
Washington Post, 15.04.2021
Caron Nazario saw Eric Garner, who he called ‘uncle,’ die in police hands. Then officers pepper-sprayed him six years later.
John Woodrow Cox and Michael S. Rosenwald
The Conversation, 15.04.2021
The United States is at risk of an armed anti-police insurgency
Temitope Oriola
EurekAlert!, 15.04.2021
Epidemic of firearm injury spurs new wave of research
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Washington Post, 15.04.2021
To fuel public safety reform, cities must build their civic muscles
Elizabeth Glazer
Washington Post, 15.04.2021
How the Justice Department came to investigate Rep. Matt Gaetz
Matt Zapotosky and Michael Scherer
The Guardian, 16.04.2021
US-made guns are ripping Central America apart and driving migration north
Ioan Grillo
The Guardian, 16.04.2021
Innovative gun violence program saved many lives and millions of dollars, researchers find
Abené Clayton
Slate, 16.04.2021
The Myth of the Dangerous Traffic Stop Is Killing Black Men in America
Mark Joseph Stern
Journalist's Resource, 16.04.2021
Race plays a role, but researchers say it’s not the strongest predictor of whether someone holds a negative view of police
Denise-Marie Ordway
New York Times, 17.04.2021
Throughout Trial Over George Floyd’s Death, Killings by Police Mount
John Eligon and Shawn Hubler
The Conversation, 18.04.2021
A culture of silence and stigma around emotions dominates policing, officer diaries reveal
Sarah-Jane Lennie
New York Times, 18.04.2021
As New Police Reform Laws Sweep Across the U.S., Some Ask: Are They Enough?
Steve Eder, Michael H. Keller and Blacki Migliozzi
EUobserver, 19.04.2021
Why EU needs to be wary that AI will increase racial profiling
Fieke Jansen and Sarah Chander
PsyPost, 19.04.2021
Childhood spanking is linked to adverse physical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes in adolescence
Beth Ellwood
New York Times, 19.04.2021
Few Charges, Fewer Convictions: The Chauvin Trial and the History of Police Violence
Aidan Gardiner and Rebecca Halleck
The Conversation, 20.04.2021
Justice for George Floyd: Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdicts must result in fundamental changes to policing
Temitope Oriola
EurekAlert!, 20.04.2021
How lessons from past emergencies could improve the pandemic response
University of Washington
New York Times, 20.04.2021
How a teenager’s video upended the police department’s initial tale.
Azi Paybarah
Temple Now, 20.04.2021
How being labeled as a superpredator has impacted a generation of Black and Hispanic men
Jamie Fader
The Conversation, 20.04.2021
Domestic violence calls for help increased during the pandemic – but the answers haven’t gotten any easier
Tara N. Richards, Justin Nix
HealthDay, 20.04.2021
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
Amy Norton
The Conversation, 20.04.2021
Why this trial was different: Experts react to guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin
Rashad Shabazz , Ric Simmons
The Conversation, 21.04.2021
Relief at Derek Chauvin conviction a sign of long history of police brutality
Clare Corbould
EurekAlert!, 21.04.2021
Children exposed to intimate partner violence twice as likely to have poorer health
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
The Conversation, 21.04.2021
EU is cracking down on AI, but leaves a loophole for mass surveillance
Bernd Carsten Stahl
EurekAlert!, 21.04.2021
What leads young women to disclose abuse in their first relationships?
Michigan State University
Blue Ridge Muse, 21.04.2021
Conviction of a racist, murdering cop in Minneapolis: Long overdue
DOUG THOMPSON
EurekAlert!, 22.04.2021
Firearms laws curb rates of gun violence across United States
Rutgers University
University of Arkansas, 22.04.2021
Law Professor Argues for Removing Police From Traffic Enforcement
Jordan Blair Woods
NBC, 22.04.2021
Most officers never fire their guns. But some kill multiple people — and are still on the job.
Tim Stelloh
Phys.org, 22.04.2021
Experts on violence release report giving recommendations for reducing inappropriate use of force by police
Nora Luongo
EurekAlert!, 23.04.2021
Violence-legitimizing verses in religious scriptures increase support for lethal violence
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
New York Times, 24.04.2021
How the Trial Over Floyd’s Death Flipped the Script for Black Victims
Tim Arango, John Eligon and Shaila Dewan
New York Times, 25.04.2021
Split-Second Decisions: How a Supreme Court Case Shaped Modern Policing
David D. Kirkpatrick
The Intercept, 25.04.2021
Some Right-Wing Troops Find Themselves Targeted by Their Own War Machine
Mike Giglio
CNN Updated, 25.04.2021
Are we numb? Handling the collective trauma of police violence, mass shootings and a pandemic
Matt Villano
Center for American Progress, 26.04.2021
Frequently Asked Questions About Domestic Violence and Firearms
EurekAlert, 26.04.2021
Research by University of Minnesota Medical School students suggests protocol change for tear gas deployment
The Guardian, 26.04.2021
The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea
Robert P Baird
BuzzFeed, 26.04.2021
Facebook Stopped Employees From Reading An Internal Report About Its Role In The Insurrection. You Can Read It Here.
Ryan Mac Buzz, Craig Silverman, Jane Lytvynenko
Eurasia Review, 26.04.2021
Coup Plots, Poison, Hacking, Sabotage: What Is The GRU’s Unit 29155? – Analysis
Mike Eckel
Washington Post, 27.04.2021
When communities try to hold police accountable, law enforcement fights back
Nicole Dungca and Jenn Abelson
EurekAlert!, 27.04.2021
Young people who experience bullying are more likely to fantasize about committing acts of violence - study
University of Cambridge Research News
NBC News, 27.04.2021
Police violence against children sparks demand for use-of-force laws
Char Adams and Randi Richardson
New York Times, 27.04.2021
Video Shows Police Laughing at Footage of Arrest of Woman With Dementia
Jesus Jiménez and Christine Hauser
The Conversation, 28.04.2021
NSW Police want access to Tinder’s sexual assault data. Cybersafety experts explain why it’s a date with disaster
Kath Albury
EurekAlert, 28.04.2021
Alcohol and sexist attitudes combine to increase male violence towards women
Society for the Study of Addiction
ABC News, 28.04.2021
Police have killed more than 100 children since 2015 in US, data shows
Kiara Alfonseca
The Conversation, 28.04.2021
Watchdog report into RCMP investigation of Colten Boushie’s death confirms police racism
Michelle Stewart
Scottish Legal News, 28.04.2021
England: Unreliable witness testimony biggest cause of miscarriages of justice over past 50 years
Rebecca Helm
City Limits, 29.04.2021
In Advocating ‘Precision Policing,’ Adams Embraces a Term Police Critics Have Targeted
Jarrett Murphy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2021/sicknick-attack-video/, 29.04.2021
U.S. prosecutors release video of rioters spraying Officer Brian Sicknick in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Spencer S. Hsu, Aaron C. Davis, Dalton Bennett, Joyce Sohyun Lee and Sarah Cahlan
The Guardian, 29.04.2021
‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe
Arundhati Roy
The Conversation, 30.04.2021
The ‘bystander effect’ is real – but research shows that when more people witness violence, it’s more likely someone will step up and intervene
Wayne Eastman
The Conversation, 30.04.2021
American cities have long struggled to reform their police – but isolated success stories suggest community and officer buy-in might be key
Thaddeus L. Johnson, Natasha N. Johnson
Journalist’s Resource, 30.04.2021
Covering marijuana: Research roundup and 7 tips for journalists
Naseem S. Miller
