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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
Newswise, 01.05.2024
Study finds distinct patterns lead to domestic partner homicide
University of Portsmouth
The Conversation, 01.05.2024
National Cabinet has committed to a range of strategies to stop violence against women, but has it done enough?
Anastasia Powell
Newswise, 01.05.2024
Study Examines U.S. Public Opinion of ‘Would-be’ Mass Shooters
Florida Atlantic University
The Insider, 01.05.2024
Putin’s one-way ticket to The Hague: international law experts, judges, and diplomats on a hypothetical trial of the Russian dictator
Elena Servettaz
The Guardian, 01.05.2024
Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it?
Simon Hattenstone
spiegel.de, 01.05.2024
How the AfD Became the Long Arm of Russia and China
Maik Baumgärtner, Markus Becker, Jörg Diehl, Martin Knobbe, Timo Lehmann, Ann-Katrin Müller, Sven Röbel, Marcel Rosenbach, Fidelius Schmid, Wolf Wiedmann-Schmidt und Steffen Winter
The Conversation, 01.05.2024
Here’s how you can talk to your kids about gendered violence, and 7 ways to model good behaviour
Jacqueline Hendriks
The Conversation, 02.05.2024
Domestic violence disclosure schemes may not improve safety for victim-survivors of intimate partner violence
Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Ellen Reeves, Sandra Walklate Eleanor Rathbone
The Conversation, 02.05.2024
Columbia University protests look increasingly like those in 1968 as police storm campuses nationwide
Stefan M. Bradley
The Conversation, 02.05.2024
Why women would prefer to be alone in the woods with a bear than a man
Lisa Sugiura
The Conversation, 02.05.2024
4 things our schools should do now to help prevent gender-based violence
Giselle Natassia Woodley, Sarah Vrankovich, Sharyn Burns
The Conversation, 03.05.2024
How effective are domestic violence advertising campaigns for preventing violence against women?
David Waller, Kaye Chan, Mihajla Gavin, Sonika Singh
New York Times, 03.05.2024
Haiti’s Police Are ‘Begging for Help’ in Battle Against Ruthless Gangs
David C. Adams and Andre Paultre
The Conversation, 03.05.2024
History repeats itself as Columbia University cracks down on student protests
Jack L. Rozdilsky
The Conversation, 03.05.2024
A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll
Ryan Shandler, Daphna Canetti, Tal Mimran
The Conversation, 03.05.2024
Figures like Andrew Tate may help spread misogyny. But they’re amplifying – not causing – the problem
Nicola Henry, Alice Witt
The Conversation, 03.05.2024
To tackle gendered violence, we also need to look at drugs, trauma and mental health
Siobhan O'Dean, Lucinda Grummitt, Steph Kershaw
EurekAlert!, 03.05.2024
Largest quantitative synthesis to date reveals what predicts human behavior and how to change it
University of Pennsylvania
EurekAlert!, 03.05.2024
Law fails victims of financial abuse from their partner, research warns
University of Exeter
Verfassungsblog, 03.05.2024
Why Europe Needs a Harmonised Access to Information Act
Neus Vidal Marti / Viktoria Kraetzig
Times Higher Education, 03.05.2024
Policing AI use by counting ‘telltale’ words is flawed and damaging
Lilian Schofield and Xue Zhou
Legal Tribune Online, 03.05.2024
Ideology, systemic injustice, crimes against humanity: Apartheid beyond South Africa?
Lisa Wiese
EurekAlert!, 06.05.2024
Study highlights key predictors of adolescent substance use; special issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry focuses on substance use disorders
American Psychiatric Association
ABC News, 06.05.2024
Are Australia's youth deradicalisation programs enough to counter a wave of online extremism?
Daryna Zadvirna and Tabarak Al Jrood
The Conversation, 07.05.2024
‘Groundhog Day’: 40 years of Australian government responses to domestic violence reveal a bumpy road to change
Zora Simic, Ann Curthoys, Catherine Kevin
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 07.05.2024
„Just not that the constitution protection authorities ring my doorbell“
Dr. Sabine Pokorny, Dr. Jochen Roose
The Conversation, 07.05.2024
Gaza campus protests: why understanding 1960s student demonstrations and police reaction is relevant today
Sinead McEneaney
The Conversation, 07.05.2024
Latin America: several countries look to combat gang violence by fighting fire with fire
Amalendu Misra
EurekAlert!, 07.05.2024
Parents’ watchful eye may keep young teens from trying alcohol, drugs: Study
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
The Conversation, 08.05.2024
Rising knife crime in London is linked to austerity cuts to youth services – here’s the evidence
Erin Sanders-McDonagh
Amnesty International, 08.05.2024
Understanding Human Rights In Policing: An Online Course For Human Rights Activists and Practitioners
EurekAlert!, 08.05.2024
Childhood maltreatment responsible for up to 40 percent of mental health conditions
University of Sydney
The Guardian, 08.05.2024
‘Countries are now forced to confront it’: Rise in Chinese espionage arrests alarms Europe
Amy Hawkins
The Guardian, 08.05.2024
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’
Carmen Aguilar García, Sarah Marsh and Philip McMahon
Forbes, 09.05.2024
Discrimination May Cause People To Age Faster—And Affect White People Most, Study Suggests
Arianna Johnson
The Conversation, 09.05.2024
Femicide: many countries around the world are making the killing of women a specific crime – here’s why it’s needed
Madhumita Pandey
Mirage.News Science, 09.05.2024
Forecasting and Identifying Abuse in Special Needs Care Homes
King’s College London
Newswise, 09.05.2024
Youth Experiencing Parental Death Due to Drug Poisoning and Firearm Violence in the US, 1999-2020
The Conversation, 10.05.2024
Sudan’s descent into chaos sets stage for al-Qaida to make a return to historic stronghold
Sara Harmouch
The Conversation, 10.05.2024
Mexico’s criminal gangs stir up political violence ahead of election season
Amalendu Misra
The Guardian, 10.05.2024
Tokuryū, the shadowy criminal groups taking over from yakuza in Japan
Gavin Blair
The Guardian, 10.05.2024
‘It wasn’t a big deal’: secret deposition reveals how a child molester priest was shielded by his church
Ramon Antonio Vargas
PsyPost, 11.05.2024
Sibling aggression is shockingly common and might have a paradoxical explanation
Eric W. Dolan
The Spectator From magazine, 11.05.2024
How universities raised a generation of activists
Yascha Mounk
The Conversation, 12.05.2024
What is it about Gaza? Wars are raging around the world, so why are young people so passionate about this one?
Erin O'Brien
New York Times, 12.05.2024
A Chaotic Night at U.C.L.A. Raises Questions About Police Response
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Mike Baker and Serge F. Kovaleski
The Guardian / The Observer, 12.05.2024
The rage epidemic: is our modern world fuelling aggression?
Andrew Anthony
The Conversation, 13.05.2024
Most crime has fallen by 90% in 30 years – so why does the public think it’s increased?
Toby Davies, Graham Farrell
The Conversation, 13.05.2024
Mexican government failing to provide decent jobs for vulnerable youth – leaving the door open to cartel recruitment
Raul Zepeda Gil
EurekAlert!, 13.05.2024
Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement in 2023
National Institute on Drug Abuse
New York Times, 13.05.2024
Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians
Adam Rasgon and Ronen Bergman
EurekAlert!, 13.05.2024
To avenge or not to avenge? Psychologists dig deeper into how people see revenge and those who do it
The Polish Association of Social Psychology
WIRED, 13.05.2024
Internal Emails Reveal How a Controversial Gun-Detection AI System Found Its Way to NYC
Georgia Gee
SPIEGEL International, 13.05.2024
The New Hatred for Politicians Why Are Attacks and Incitement on the Rise in Germany?
Maik Baumgärtner, Rasmus Buchsteiner, Jörg Diehl, Deike Diening, Florian Gathmann, Fabian Hillebrand, Martin Knobbe, Levin Kubeth, Peter Maxwill, Ann-Katrin Müller, Sven Röbel, Jonas Schaible u.a.
New York Times, 14.05.2024
How the Pandemic Reshaped American Gun Violence
Robert Gebeloff, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Eli Murray, Josh Williams and Rebecca Lieberman
Medical Xpress, 14.05.2024
Researchers investigate if pharmacological treatment of ADHD reduces criminality
Pennsylvania State University, 14.05.2024
Understanding how behavior problems are related to child abuse and neglect
Aaron Wagner
The Guardian, 14.05.2024
As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing their bike. That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released?
Sophie Atkinson
ProPublica, 14.05.2024
Even When a Cop Is Killed With an Illegally Purchased Weapon, the Gun Store’s Name Is Kept Secret
Vernal Coleman
EurekAlert!, 14.05.2024
Counterfeit coins can be detected more easily thanks to a novel approach developed at Concordia
Concordia University
The Guardian, 14.05.2024
High-risk offenders included in early release scheme, prisons inspector says
Rajeev Syal
The Conversation, 15.05.2024
French prison break: violent scenes are a symptom of authorities’ struggle with organised crime
Joseph Downing
PsyPost, 15.05.2024
Black Americans show robust support for maintaining or increasing police presence and funding
Eric W. Dolan
The Guardian, 15.05.2024
Putin’s war machine reshuffle reveals his deepest fear – the rise of Kremlin rivals
Samantha de Bendern
Washington Post, 15.05.2024
After a borderland shootout, a 100-year-old battle for the truth
Arelis R. Hernández and Frank Hulley-Jones
Yahoo News, 15.05.2024
Teenagers are buying knives online from illegal dealers, say police
Margaret Davis, Alya Zayed
The Guardian, 15.05.2024
Will prison van ambush put law and order at heart of EU elections in France?
Angelique Chrisafis
Verfassungsblog, 16.05.2024
Gaza, Artificial Intelligence, and Kill Lists
Lisa Wiese, Charlotte Langer
The Independent, 16.05.2024
Hundreds of police officers hunt for France’s prison-break gang as ‘The Fly’ remains at large
Tara Cobham
Newswise, 16.05.2024
‘This program is life-changing’: UChicago Medicine shares Violence Recovery Program model with other hospitals
University of Chicago Medical Center contact
EurekAlert!, 16.05.2024
Under stress, an observer is more likely to help the victim than to punish the perpetrator
PLOS
The Guardian, 16.05.2024
‘He was not radical’: Slovakia tries to make sense of Fico shooting
Pjotr Sauer
The Conversation, 16.05.2024
Who is Robert Fico? Slovakia’s controversial prime minister in stable but serious condition after assassination attempt
Jan Culik
New York Times, 16.05.2024
The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel
Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti
The Marshall Project, 18.05.2024
Police Tactics at Some Pro-Palestine Protests Ignore Past Lessons
Jamiles Lartey
Washington Post, 18.05.2024
These cities bar facial recognition tech. Police still found ways to access it.
Douglas MacMillan
The Conversation, 20.05.2024
California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence
Topher L. McDougal
The Conversation, 20.05.2024
Student anger over the Vietnam War erupted into violence in the ’60s − a terrorism expert explores if the same could happen today
Javed Ali
The Conversation, 20.05.2024
Search without a warrant, crackdown on rough sleeping, explicit deepfakes – what’s in the criminal justice bill
Sophie Chambers
Detroit News, 20.05.2024
Do potential public safety benefits of police using AI outweigh risks?
George Hunter
Newswise, 20.05.2024
COVID-19 Impacted Domestic Violence Differently Depending on Class, but Not in the Way You May Think: New Study
American Sociological Association (ASA)
The Conversation, 20.05.2024
‘How a healthy community should be’: how music in youth detention can create new futures
Alexis Anja Kallio
The Conversation, 21.05.2024
‘No one can act with impunity’: ICC arrest warrants in Israel-Hamas war are a major test for international justice
Amy Maguire
The Conversation, 21.05.2024
How Sicilians are resetting their social norms to strengthen future generations against mafia influence
Baris Cayli Messina
Newswise, 21.05.2024
Gun Violence Touches Nearly 60 Percent of Black Americans – and Predicts Disability
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The Guardian, 21.05.2024
There is a way out of the Assange legal quagmire – the US should drop the case
Seth Stern and Caitlin Vogus
New York Times, 21.05.2024
In Germany, Far-Right Plotters of an Improbable Coup Go on Trial
Christopher F. Schuetze
The Conversation, 22.05.2024
A dangerous diagnosis: How ‘excited delirium’ shapes police perception
Phoebe Friesen
The Conversation, 22.05.2024
Campus protests are part of an enduring legacy of civil disobedience improving American democracy
Lawrence Torcello
Latin Times, 22.05.2024
DNA Dossier: Homeland Security's 1.5 million immigrant genetic profiles raise questions of privacy
Pedro Camacho
EurekAlert!, 22.05.2024
New study highlights significant increases in cannabis use in United States
Carnegie Mellon University
EurekAlert!, 22.05.2024
Female judges tend to hand down harsher sentences in cases involving sex offences
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Northeastern University, 23.05.2024
ShotSpotter improves detection and response to gunfire, but doesn’t reduce crime, Northeastern research finds
Cyrus Moulton
Digital Information World, 23.05.2024
YouTube’s Sinister Side: Here's How The Platform Drives Users To Extremist And Alternative Content
Dr. Hura Anwar
The Conversation, 23.05.2024
Militia extremists, kicked off Facebook again, are regaining comfort in public view
Amy Cooter
The Sector, 23.05.2024
Limited support for children who endure domestic homicide in their lives
Freya Lucas
PsyPost, 23.05.2024
Threat perception in online dating: How facial features and biographies impact women’s choices
Eric W. Dolan
New York Times, 23.05.2024
Defense Strategy in Gilgo Murder Case: Blame a Corrupt Police Chief
Corey Kilgannon
The National Tribune, 24.05.2024
Victim-blaming, manipulation, and denial: How terrorists use language to justify violence
The Conversation, 24.05.2024
You leave a ‘microbe fingerprint’ on every piece of clothing you wear – and it could help forensic scientists solve crimes
Paola A. Magni, Noemi Procopio, Sarah Gino
The Conversation, 24.05.2024
‘It’s between us and gangs’: teachers are on the front line against youth violence
Emma Soye
The Conversation, 24.05.2024
I want to keep my child safe from abuse − but research tells me I’m doing it wrong
Melissa Bright
BBC News, 24.05.2024
Saltanat Nukenova: The politician, the astrologer and a murder that could change Kazakhstan
Sophie Abdulla & Aisymbat Tokoeva
The Conversation, 24.05.2024
What Philadelphians need to know about the city’s 7,000-camera surveillance system
Albert Fox Cahn
MSN, 25.05.2024
Four years after George Floyd killing, police reform slow to follow
Bianca Flowers and Stephanie Kelly
The Guardian, 25.05.2024
He was given 170 years for crimes he didn’t commit. His lawyers say it could happen again
Tiago Rogero
New York Times, 26.05.2024
Even as Violent Crime Drops, Lawlessness Rises as an Election Issue
Glenn Thrush
The Conversation, 26.05.2024
Cyberflashing is a form of gendered sexual violence that must be taken seriously
Dianne Lalonde
The Conversation, 27.05.2024
We found over 300 million young people had experienced online sexual abuse and exploitation over the course of our meta-study
Deborah Fry
Stockholm University Department of Law, 27.05.2024
The Challenges of Refugee Protection in a World Effected by Terrorism
The Sydney Morning Herald, 27.05.2024
‘It is getting worse’: Anne Summers says rise in domestic violence ‘horrific’
David Crowe
Verfassungsblog, 28.05.2024
The Unbearable Lightness of Interfering with the Right to Privacy
Marco Mauer
Newswise, 28.05.2024
Rutgers Researchers Examine Black Men’s Perceptions of Labeling After a Violent Firearm Injury
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The Conversation, 28.05.2024
What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common
Christopher T. Conner
The Guardian, 28.05.2024
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry
Harry Davies
The Conversation, 28.05.2024
Quick adoption in 34 states of Erin’s Law to prevent child abuse shows power of one individual to make policy
Sanghee Park, Joel Vallett
The Conversation, 29.05.2024
The intersectionality of hate helps us understand the ideology of Donald Trump and the far right
Francis Dupuis-Déri
The Guardian, 30.05.2024
Could Trump go to prison? What happens next after the guilty verdict
Sam Levine
LSE Blogs, 30.05.2024
The evidence shows that stop and frisk should not be implemented as an evidence based proactive policing strategy
David Weisburd, Kevin Petersen, Sydney (Boone) Fay
The Conversation, 30.05.2024
Trump found guilty in hush money trial, but will it hurt him in the polls? Here’s why voters often overlook the ethical failings of politicians
Eugene Y. Chan, Ali Gohary
Mirage News, 30.05.2024
Post-Pandemic Surge in Violence Against Educators
American Psychological Association
Baltimore Sun, 31.05.2024
Residents of high-crime areas are key to reducing incidents
David Weisburd and Hannah Meyers
Public Health Institute, 31.05.2024
Finding That Safe Space: News About Domestic Violence and Homelessness in California—and Finding Opportunities to Build Narrative Power
Raw Story, 31.05.2024
'Dox the Jurors': Trump fans on a mission to make those who convicted him 'miserable'
Matthew Chapman
