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The Conversation, 01.12.2021
Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the number of firearms in households with teenagers went up
Patrick Carter, Marc A Zimmerman, Rebeccah Sokol
Modern Diplomacy, 01.12.2021
ISIS-K, Talc, Lithium and the narrative of ongoing jihadi terrorism in Afghanistan
Ajmal Sohail
The Conversation, 02.12.2021
School shootings are at a record high this year – but they can be prevented
James Densley, Jillian Peterson
The Conversation, 02.12.2021
Stop and search: new data shows continued ethnic disproportionality
Winifred Agnew-Pauley, Amal Ali, Bisola Akintoye
Gizmodo, 02.12.2021
How We Determined Predictive Policing Software Disproportionately Targeted Low-Income, Black, and Latino Neighborhoods
Dhruv Mehrotra, Surya Mattu, Annie Gilbertson, and Aaron Sankin
ABC News, 04.12.2021
The other side of a terror raid: An insider's account of what happens next
Mahmood Fazal
Washington Post, 05.12.2021
Michigan schools order investigation after staff raised alarms about suspect hours before fatal shooting
Bryan Pietsch
The Conversation, 05.12.2021
Montréal Massacre anniversary: The media must play a key role in fighting femicide
Jordan Fairbairn, Ciara Boyd, Myrna Dawson, Yasmin Jiwani
The Conversation, 06.12.2021
The UK’s policing bill will make climate activism almost illegal – just when it’s most needed
Heather Alberro
Seattle Times, 06.12.2021
Homicide is a leading cause of death during pregnancy. At highest risk: Black women
Cecilia Nowell
Newswise, 06.12.2021
Youth violence prevention program finds success in emergency room, primary care settings
University of Michigan
The Conversation, 06.12.2021
An expert draws 7 lessons about US gun laws from the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and the Rittenhouse verdict
John Donohue C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith
The Conversation, 06.12.2021
Yazidi genocide: landmark guilty verdict for IS jihadi could transform how atrocities are brought to justice
Chamu Kuppuswamy
The Conversation, 06.12.2021
Mental health and terrorism: more people flagged to authorities have ‘mixed, unstable, unclear’ views than Islamist ideologies
Barry Richards
The Crime Report, 07.12.2021
Vets in Extremist Groups Raise ‘Problem for Democracy,’ says Terrorism Expert
New York Times, 07.12.2021
How Can Something Be Racist but Not Racist at the Same Time?
John McWhorter
New York Times, 07.12.2021
Should Parents Ever Be Held Responsible for a School Shooting?
Michael Gonchar
The Conversation, 07.12.2021
Michigan school shooting shows how violence can transition from online threats to real-world tragedy
Mia Bloom, Volkan Topalli
CBC, 07.12.2021
Coercive control, the silent partner of domestic violence, instils fear, helplessness in victims
Shaina Luck
The Guardian, 07.12.2021
Most rape victims in London drop complaints after speaking to police
Vikram Dodd
FiveThirtyEight, 08.12.2021
What New Data On Gun Recoveries Can Tell Us About Increased Violence In 2020
Champe Barton
The Conversation, 08.12.2021
Outsourcing migration control is leading to violence in eastern Europe and beyond
Luna Vives, Lyubov Zhyznomirska
The Conversation, 08.12.2021
Why it’s time to make ecocide a crime: for the sake of its victims
Rachel Killean
Sacramento Bee, 08.12.2021
‘Clean slate’ laws would erase criminal records. Do they make America more equitable?
Miranda S. Spivack
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/sexual-violence-against-children-why-aren-t-thousands-of-gigabytes-of-abusive-images-removed-from-the-web-a-99f36312-8054-479b-8d7c-ff86679daa45, 08.12.2021
Sexual Violence against Children: Why Aren't Thousands of Gigabytes of Abusive Images Removed from the Web?
Jörg Diehl, Benjamin Güldenring, Max Hoppenstedt, Roman Lehberger und Daniel Moßbrucker
New York Times, 09.12.2021
How Nursing Homes’ Worst Offenses Are Hidden From the Public
Robert Gebeloff, Katie Thomas and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
The Conversation, 09.12.2021
Rethinking police reform: From defunding to promoting sustainability
Angela Workman-Stark
EurekAlert!, 09.12.2021
Violence increased most in marginalized neighborhoods early in the COVID-19 pandemic
University of California - Davis Health
Minnesota Public Radio MPRNws, 09.12.2021
New study looks at how policing affects preterm birth
Catharine Richert
The Conversation, 10.12.2021
Unpaid leave and toxic cultures: new research shows workplaces must do better on family violence
Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Emma Jane McNicol, Naomi Pfitzner
The Conversation, 10.12.2021
How conspiracy theories in the US became more personal, more cruel and more mainstream after the Sandy Hook shootings
Amanda J. Crawford
Seattle Times, 10.12.2021
Many relatives of school shooters ignore glaring warning signs. This Everett grandmother didn’t
Mark Berman, Steven Rich and John Woodrow Cox
CT Insider, 12.12.2021
7 takeaways from our yearlong investigation of intimate partner violence
Clare Dignan
EurekAlert!, 13.12.2021
Cannabis use could cause harmful drug interactions
Washington State University
GOV.UK, 13.12.2021
The economic and social cost of contact child sexual abuse
Freddie Radakin, Angie Scholes, Kien Soloman, Constance Thomas-Lacroix, Alex Davies
Mirage News Science, 14.12.2021
First comprehensive study on gun violence in Europe identifies alarming trends
The Crime Report, 14.12.2021
Pandemic Worsened Inequalities Driving Violent Crime, Experts Say
Isidoro Rodriguez
Washington Post, 14.12.2021
Guest Post: Data and analytics enable community groups to become partners in public safety
Tom Jackman
The Conversation, 14.12.2021
Information is key to public support for police use of facial recognition technology
Kelly Hine, Robert Fleet
The Conversation, 14.12.2021
Mourning after mass shootings isn’t enough – a sociologist argues that society’s messages about masculinity need to change
Darcie Vandegrift Professor
Phys.org, 14.12.2021
New academic algorithm identifies elevated domestic violence levels during lockdown
Royal Holloway
WDET Detroit's NPR Station, 15.12.2021
How Mass Shootings Like Oxford Impact Communities and Mental Health
University of Michigan News, 15.12.2021
Perceived police bias, community violence amplify youth firearm carriage, U-M study shows
Alex Piazza
EurekAlert!, 15.12.2021
New Firearms publication gauges extent of global problem
Book Announcement Staffordshire University
EurekAlert!, 15.12.2021
Mass shootings occur less frequently in towns with more religious congregations
Binghamton University
The Guardian, 15.12.2021
Revealed: LAPD used ‘strategic communications’ firm to track ‘defund the police’ online
Sam Levin and Johana Bhuiyan
ABC News, 15.12.2021
Daunte Wright case: How seemingly minor traffic stops can turn deadly
Kiara Alfonseca
New York Times, 15.12.2021
He Was Convicted of Raping Alice Sebold. Then the Case Unraveled
Corina Knoll, Karen Zraick and Alexandra Alter
New York Review of Books December 16, 2021, 16.12.2021
Why the US Is a Failed Democratic State
Lawrence Lessig
EurekAlert! News Release, 16.12.2021
Child maltreatment increases risk factors related to suicidal behavior in adolescents
University of Barcelona
EurekAlert! News Release, 16.12.2021
Hate speech on social media is fueled by users’ shared moral concerns, USC study shows
University of Southern California
EurekAlert! News Release, 16.12.2021
Comparison of intimate partner violence injuries among sexes uncovers higher level of severity for male victims
Brigham and Women's Hospital
The Conversation, 17.12.2021
How claims of ‘consensual rough sex’ hide abuse and coercive control from courts
Cassandra Wiener, Tanya Palmer
New York Times, 18.12.2021
Hidden Pentagon Records Reveal Patterns of Failure in Deadly Airstrikes
BY AZMAT KHAN
The Conversation, 19.12.2021
Our casual use of facial analysis tools can lead to more sinister applications
Stephen Monteiro
NBC News, 19.12.2021
Burlington decided to cut its police force 30 percent. Here’s what happened next
Emily R. Siegel and Hannah Rappleye
New York Times, 19.12.2021
Airstrikes allowed America to wage war with minimal risk to its troops
By Azmat Khan
Psychology Today Posted, 19.12.2021
The Truth About Stranger Homicide, and Who's Really at Risk
Gary Drevitch
The New Yorker, 20.12.2021
The Secret History of the U.S. Diplomatic Failure in Afghanistan
Steve Coll and Adam Entous
Homeland Security Today, 20.12.2021
PERSPECTIVE: The English Voice of ISIS Speaks Out Against the Group
Anne Speckhard and Molly Ellenberg
The Conversation, 20.12.2021
‘Please continue’ – did this simple two-word phrase lead normal people to ‘torture’ strangers?
David Kaposi
The Conversation, 20.12.2021
Are parents criminally responsible for the actions of their child? In the Oxford shooting case, prosecutors say yes
Thaddeus Hoffmeister
The Guardian, 20.12.2021
America’s most underserved areas saw gun crime rise early in pandemic – study
Abené Clayton
The Conversation, 20.12.2021
UN fails to agree on ‘killer robot’ ban as nations pour billions into autonomous weapons research
James Dawes
Open Democracy, 20.12.2021
Beaten, begging and in hiding: Life for the Afghans the UK left behind
Tom Mutch
EurekAlert!, 21.12.2021
Handgun ownership and intimate partner violence history increases risk of violent crime
Davis Health
The Jerusalem Post, 21.12.2021
Antisemitism, from the streets of Berlin to the streets of Ramallah - opinion
STEPHEN M. FLATOW
BiometricUpdate.com, 21.12.2021
Law enforcement and civil society grapple with facial recognition policy, transparency
Chris Burt
DefenseOne, 21.12.2021
The Problem with Drones that Everyone Saw Coming
By Jordan Cohen and Jonathan Ellis Allen
New York Times, 22.12.2021
The F.B.I. Deployed Surveillance Teams Inside Portland Protests
Adam Goldman
The Conversation, 22.12.2021
What is Log4j? A cybersecurity expert explains the latest internet vulnerability, how bad it is and what’s at stake
Santiago Torres-Arias
Newsweek, 23.12.2021
Exclusive: Classified Documents Reveal the Number of January 6 Protestors
William M. Arkin
New York Times, 24.12.2021
Despite Uproar Over Floyd’s Death, the Number of Fatal Encounters With Police Hasn’t Changed
Tim Arango and Giulia Heyward
New York Times, 26.12.2021
How Paid Experts Help Exonerate Police After Deaths in Custody
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Mike McIntire, Rebecca R. Ruiz, Julie Tate and Michael H. Keller
Healio, 27.12.2021
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders tied to increased risk for perpetrating violence
Joe Gramigna
Federal News Network, 29.12.2021
Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism
KAT STAFFORD and JAMES LAPORTA
The Conversation, 29.12.2021
Ghislaine Maxwell guilty in Epstein sex trafficking trial: What the case revealed about female sex offenders
Poco Kernsmith, Erin B. Comartin, Sheryl Kubiak
Study Finds, 30.12.2021
Massachusetts gun-control legislation had no impact on violent crime rates
John Anderer
The Conversation, 31.12.2021
Cabinet papers 2001: how ‘securitisation’ became a mindset to dominate Australian politics for a generation
Chris Wallace
The Globe and Mail, 31.12.2021
The American polity is cracked, and might collapse. Canada must prepare
Thomas Homer-Dixon
