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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
BBC News, 01.10.2025
US cities should be military training grounds, Trump tells generals
Bernd Debusmann Jr., Virginia and James FitzGerald
EurekAlert!, 01.10.2025
Deferred prosecution agreements in corporate crime cases show trade-offs, says research
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
EurekAlert!, 01.10.2025
Trump is the primary source of US disinformation in POC media, finds ICFJ study
City St George’s, University of London
The Guardian, 01.10.2025
People think they know what war is. Here’s what I learned in seven years on Ukraine’s frontline
Alisa Sopova
The Conversation, 01.10.2025
Conventional anti-corruption tools often fail to address root causes – but loss of US leadership could still spell trouble for efforts abroad
Diana Chigas
The Conversation, 01.10.2025
Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows
James Densley, Jillian Peterson
The Conversation, 01.10.2025
‘See you in Valhalla’: how the FBI director waded into the far-right’s obsession with the Vikings
Tom Birkett
BBC News, 01.10.2025
Unmasked: Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of misogyny and racism inside Met Police
Adrian Polglase and Joseph Lee
The Conversation, 02.10.2025
The Michigan church shooting sits within a long history of hatred against Mormons in America
David Smith
New York Times, 02.10.2025
This City Was Forced to Overhaul Its Police Department. Crime Plummeted.
Tracey Tully
The Conversation, 02.10.2025
Moral panics intensify social divisions and can lead to political violence
Ron Barrett
The Conversation, 02.10.2025
Sex-motivated violence should be treated as a hate crime
Debra M Haak, Myrna Dawson
The Conversation, 02.10.2025
Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates – how did this become normalised?
Andonea Jon Dickson, Cetta Mainwaring, Thom Tyerman
The Guardian, 04.10.2025
Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?
Rory Carroll
The Guardian, 05.10.2025
‘A collective anxiety attack’: the psychology of unexplained drone sightings across Europe
Daniel Boffey and Miranda Bryant
The New Yorker, 05.10.2025
Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the “War from Within”
Benjamin Wallace-Wells
PsyPost, 06.10.2025
Hybristophilia: Study links TikTok to women’s sexual attraction to criminals
Karina Petrova
The Conversation, 06.10.2025
On a grim anniversary, an end to Gaza’s violence is suddenly clear – if both sides can make sacrifices
Eyal Mayroz
EurekAlert!, 06.10.2025
From caller to criminal: How some 911 callers become suspects
Cornell University
The Conversation, 06.10.2025
Boko Haram on the rise again in Nigeria: how it’s survived and how to weaken it
Saheed Babajide Owonikoko
The Conversation, 06.10.2025
Haiti is enlisting the help of mercenaries in its battle against gang violence
Nicolas Forsans
Phys.org, 06.10.2025
More than a quarter of Canadian teens have experienced sexual violence online
Charlotte Nau, Christopher Dietzel, Estefanía Reyes
The Conversation, 07.10.2025
As long as the cybercriminals’ business model works, companies are vulnerable to attack
Ayman El Hajjar
Education & Public Service, 07.10.2025
Why is it so difficult for survivors to leave abusive relationships?
University of Nevada, Reno
New York Times, 07.10.2025
In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse
Anna Griffin
BiometricUpdate.com, 07.10.2025
Europe’s ‘Wild West’ of facial recognition testing spurs call for responsible AI oversight
Anthony Kimery
The Conversation, 08.10.2025
James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians
Cassandra Burke Robertson
The Conversation, 08.10.2025
Women and kids often pay a heavy price when men drink. Our gender violence plan should reflect this
Anne-Marie Laslett, Cassandra Hopkins, Ingrid Wilson
EurekAlert!, 08.10.2025
Global analysis shows hidden damage from men’s alcohol use
La Trobe University
The Guardian, 08.10.2025
Drone dilemma: How Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ is using fear to destabilise Europe
Katherine Butler
The Conversation, 08.10.2025
It shouldn’t take undercover journalists to expose policing’s sexist and racist culture
John Fox
The Conversation, 08.10.2025
A short history of the Gaza Strip takes a long view of today’s conflict
Martin Kear
The Guardian, 09.10.2025
Analysis: A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail
Andrew Roth
The Conversation, 09.10.2025
These 7 factors increase the risk someone will become violent towards their partner
Iana Wong, Tom Denson
Police1, 09.10.2025
Study: THC found in more than 40% of deceased drivers in Ohio county crashes
Sarah Roebuck
EurekAlert!, 09.10.2025
High schoolers face growing risk of firearm-related violence, WSU-led study shows
Washington State University
EurekAlert!, 09.10.2025
Research examines the good, bad and ugly of true crime media
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The Guardian, 09.10.2025
We research AI election threats. Here’s what we need to prepare for
Samuel Woolley and Dean Jackson
Knowable Magazine, 09.10.2025
Q&A — Economists Jens Ludwig and Kevin Schnepel: Property crime and violent crime have different solutions — here’s why
Chris Woolston
The Guardian, 09.10.2025
The armed robber who went straight: John McAvoy was born into the criminal life. Here’s how he escaped it
Chris Godfrey
The Conversation, 10.10.2025
Millions of children face sexual violence as AI deepfakes drive surge in new cases – latest global data
Deborah Fry
The Conversation, 10.10.2025
Political violence: What can happen when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights
Gregory P. Magarian Thomas and Karole Green
Cosmopolitan, 10.10.2025
"The new Gisèle Pelicot case ruling gives women hope that the conversation around rape *is* changing"
Jennifer Savin
PsyPost, 12.10.2025
New study finds no evidence linking antidepressant use to mass shootings
Eric W. Dolan
EurekAlert!, 12.10.2025
New global burden of disease study: Mortality declines, youth deaths rise, widening health inequities
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
The Guardian, 13.10.2025
Interview: ‘These men think they’ve done nothing wrong’: the philosopher who tried to understand Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists
Zoe Williams
The Guardian, 13.10.2025
Technology: Against ‘chat control’: we can’t eliminate child abuse by eliminating privacy
Jeremy Malcolm
Newswise, 13.10.2025
Researchers Track Characteristics of Firearm Owners Receiving Mental Health Treatment
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
EurekAlert!, 13.10.2025
Large genetic study links cannabis use to psychiatric, cognitive and physical health
University of California - San Diego
EurekAlert!, 13.10.2025
Women’s brain regions may lose ability to synchronize after sexual assault
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
ZME Science, 13.10.2025
Simplistic Thinking (Both on the Left and the Right) Can Drives People to Turn Against Democracy
Tudor Tarita
The Conversation, 13.10.2025
‘Sex for rent’ is illegal in the UK. Why are thousands of people still affected?
Chris Waugh
The Conversation, 13.10.2025
Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest
Ryan Kennedy Timashev
New York Times, 13.10.2025
A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans
Ronen Bergman and Adam Rasgon
The Conversation, 13.10.2025
Should parents allow their children to go online? All the inflammatory coverage makes the decision far harder
Phil Wilkinson
The Conversation, 13.10.2025
Why Russia’s provocations in Europe actually signal a weakened strategic position
James Horncastle
EurekAlert!, 14.10.2025
Domestic abusers forge ‘trauma bonds’ with victims before violence begins
University of Cambridge
The Conversation, 14.10.2025
Criminal psychologists are profiling a different kind of killer – environmental offenders
Julia Shaw
The Conversation, 14.10.2025
Polls and trolls: is violent online abuse turning women off local politics?
Cassandra Mudgway
The Conversation, 14.10.2025
Russia’s ‘permanent test’ is pushing Europe to the brink of war – here’s what Moscow actually wants
Christo Atanasov Kostov
The Conversation, 14.10.2025
Why it is so hard to estimate the number of victims of modern slavery in the UK
Todd Landman, Vicky Brotherton
The Guardian, 15.10.2025
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
Virginia Giuffre
The Conversation, 15.10.2025
Concerns about AI-written police reports spur states to regulate the emerging practice
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
EurekAlert!, 15.10.2025
Epigenetic “scars”: Unveiling how childhood trauma affects our genes
University of Fukui
The Conversation, 15.10.2025
How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new study
Mags Lesiak
New York Times, 15.10.2025
ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.
Julie Bosman
New York Times, 15.10.2025
London Became a Global Hub for Phone Theft. Now We Know Why.
Lizzie Dearden and Amelia Nierenberg
The Conversation, 15.10.2025
Government to introduce new powers to fight money laundering, terrorism financing, crypto crime
Michelle Grattan
The Conversation, 15.10.2025
Hamas is battling powerful clans for control in Gaza – who are these groups and what threat do they pose?
Martin Kear
The Conversation, 15.10.2025
Winning with misinformation: New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
Randy Stein, Abraham Rutchick
The Conversation, 15.10.2025
Charlie Kirk: the latest in a long line of political martyrs, from left and right
Natasha Lindstaedt
Newswise, 15.10.2025
Researchers Link Firearm Dealer Openings to Increases in Local Shootings
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Washington Post, 16.10.2025
‘It broke me’: Inside the FBI hunt for the online predators who persuaded a 13-year-old to die
William Wan
EurekAlert!, 16.10.2025
Research shows anger, not fear, shifts political beliefs
Washington University in St. Louis
The Conversation, 16.10.2025
Friday essay: the Nuremberg Trials at 80 – could such a reckoning ever happen again?
Jan Lanicek
The Conversation, 16.10.2025
Russia now has a strategy for a permanent state of hybrid war
Stefan Wolff
BBC News, 17.10.2025
CIA deployment gives Trump no 'limitations' on Venezuela action
Bernd Debusmann Jr
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP, 17.10.2025
Italy’s Mafia Uses TikTok to Rebrand and Reach Followers
Rosita Rijtano
The Conversation, 17.10.2025
Rise in youth mortality fuelled by mental illness, drugs, violence and other preventable causes
Manuel Corpas
Verfassungsblog, 17.10.2025
Chatbots, Teens, and the Lure of AI Sirens
Cristina Frattone, Federico Ruggeri
The Guardian, 18.10.2025
‘I lost 25 pounds in 20 days’: what it’s like to be on the frontline of a global cyber-attack
Josh Taylor
National Law Review, 19.10.2025
AI Police Surveillance Bias - The "Minority Report" Impacting Constitutional Rights
Andrew R. Lee
The Conversation, 19.10.2025
10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest
Shelley Inglis
PBS, 19.10.2025
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives
Maria Ramirez Uribe
The Guardian, 20.10.2025
Louvre museum robbery: how the thieves broke in, what they stole and what happens next
The Conversation, 20.10.2025
The Mona Lisa, a gold toilet and now the Louvre’s royal jewels: a fascinating history of art heists
Penelope Jackson
Northeastern Global News, 20.10.2025
‘Astonishing’ Louvre heist used low-tech methods to outsmart high-tech security measures
Kate Rix
The Conversation, 20.10.2025
Hamas turns to executions as it tries to establish a monopoly on force in Gaza
Tahani Mustafa
The Conversation, 20.10.2025
Could your walk be a signal about your ability to win a fight?
Connor Leslie
The Conversation, 20.10.2025
How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran crime reporter has the story behind the end of the ‘Mob War’
George Anastasia
Euronews, 21.10.2025
Which highly symbolic books has Nicolas Sarkozy taken to prison?
David Mouriquand
The Conversation, 21.10.2025
Louvre heist: five keys to understanding the robbery – and security threats to museums everywhere
Carmen Jordá Sanz
EurekAlert!, 21.10.2025
People with dark personality traits use touch to manipulate their partners
Binghamton University
The Conversation, 21.10.2025
Trump-Putin Budapest summit would have posed threat to international rule of law and Ukraine’s relations with Hungary
Marc Roscoe Loustau
The Guardian, 21.10.2025
The Guardian picture essay: A day in the life of caring for an overdose survivor
Meridth Kohut, Erika Fry
The Conversation, 22.10.2025
What will happen to the Louvre jewellery after the heist? There are two likely scenarios
Andreas Schloenhardt
Phys.org, 22.10.2025
Study finds community violence exposure influences behavior in school
Sadie Harley, Andrew Zinin
Newswise, 22.10.2025
A Hit and Run Put the Spotlight on Teen Dating Violence. Here’s How Schools Can Help.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New York Times, 22.10.2025
As Suspicious Drones Plague Germany, Officials Are Unsure How to Respond
Clay Risen
The Conversation, 22.10.2025
Donald Trump’s deal to end the war in Gaza ignores two fundamental requirements for a lasting peace
Ambra Suriano
The Conversation, 22.10.2025
There is little evidence AI chatbots are ‘bullying kids’ – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe
Luke Heemsbergen
San Francisco Chronicle, 23.10.2025
Are undocumented immigrants responsible for higher crime rates? Here’s what studies show
Susie Neilson
Pew Research Center, 23.10.2025
Americans say politically motivated violence is increasing, and they see many reasons why
Joseph Copeland and Jocelyn Kiley
EurekAlert!, 23.10.2025
Perception of fraud as a “victimless” offense can weaken police investigations, study shows
University of Exeter
The Conversation, 23.10.2025
Trump assault on US justice department independence revisits a Nixon-era problem
Vince Pescod
The Guardian, 23.10.2025
‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?
Hettie O'Brien
The Guardian, 23.10.2025
Revealed: police across US spread false rumors about Venezuelan gang threats
Sam Levin
The Guardian, 23.10.2025
Wildfires have consumed vast chunks of Ukraine. Is Russia deliberately fuelling the flames?
Linda Hourani and Patrick Greenfield
The Conversation, 24.10.2025
You’ve just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?
Leila Amineddoleh
The Guardian, 24.10.2025
Baltimore: US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for gun
The Guardian, 24.10.2025
Grooming gangs inquiry: Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people
Gaby Hinsliff
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), 25.10.2025
Blurred Boundaries: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Limits in Detecting and Moderating Terrorist, Illegal and Implicit Extremist Content Online while Re
The Guardian, 26.10.2025
Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together
Aisha Down
The Conversation, 27.10.2025
From grooming gangs to Virginia Giuffre, this is the common thread in abuse
Rebecca Hamer
EurekAlert!, 27.10.2025
Young adults fear mass shootings but don’t necessarily support gun control
University of Colorado at Boulder
Newswise, 27.10.2025
Racial Disparities Persist in Victim Compensation for Homicide Survivors
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
POLITICO, 27.10.2025
How a hacking gang held Italy’s political elites to ransom
ANTOANETA ROUSSI and HANNAH ROBERTS
The New Yorker, 27.10.2025
The Lessons of an Indefensible Pardon for a Crypto Billionaire
John Cassidy
The Conversation, 28.10.2025
Far-right extremists are setting up rural enclaves around the world. We need to counter the threat they pose
James Paterson
The Conversation, 28.10.2025
Why the Trump administration’s comparison of antifa to violent terrorist groups doesn’t track
Art Jipson
The Guardian, 28.10.2025
Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes
Shaun Walker
Newswise, 28.10.2025
WashU Expert: To address gun violence, focus on fear and trust
Washington University in St. Louis
EurekAlert!, 28.10.2025
Exposing security loopholes in modern contactless payments
University of Surrey
The Conversation, 28.10.2025
How climate change can make people more likely to get into violent conflict
Edward White
ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28.10.2025
Is education the missing link in our youth crime problem?
Richelle Hunt
The Conversation, 28.10.2025
More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhername
LaShawn Harris
CT Mirror Connecticut's Nonprofit Journalism, 28.10.2025
Teachers are key in the fight against domestic violence
Abbey Clements
The Conversation, 28.10.2025
Mistaken release of migrant sex offender was hardly surprising – prison officers are dangerously overstretched
Kaigan Carrie
The Guardian, 29.10.2025
Brazil: ‘This was a slaughter, not an operation’: the favela reeling from Rio’s deadliest police raid
Tom Phillips
The Conversation, 29.10.2025
Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization
Jeffrey Fields
Firstpost, 30.10.2025
‘Biggest massacre I’ve seen’: How a police raid in Rio turned into a bloodbath killing 132 people
The Guardian, 30.10.2025
The long read: ‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages
Snigdha Poonam
The Guardian, 30.10.2025
US politics: Extremists exploit political ‘trigger events’ to recruit people online, says study
Rachel Leingang
The Conversation, 30.10.2025
Latin America is reviving the ‘iron fist’ approach to law enforcement
Adriana Marin
EurekAlert!, 30.10.2025
When collapse wasn’t inevitable: how some societies turned crisis into renewal
Complexity Science Hub
The Guardian, 30.10.2025
Russian army chiefs torturing and executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, report says
Pjotr Sauer
New York Times, 30.10.2025
In the Trump Presidency, the Rules Are Vague. That Might Be the Point.
Matthew Purdy
The Conversation, 31.10.2025
New linguistics research casts doubt on decades-old murder conviction
Helen Fraser, Eleanor Kettle, Kate Burridge, Michele Ruyters, Rod Gardner
EurekAlert!, 31.10.2025
From battlefield to home: How war fuels family aggression
University of Michigan
The Conversation, 31.10.2025
How to recognise child-on-child sexual abuse – and how to respond appropriately
Gemma McKibbin
The Conversation, 31.10.2025
People abused by intimate partners have worse asthma – but researchers are still untangling the reasons behind this surprising link
Anne P. DePrince, Eileen Wang
The Conversation, 31.10.2025
Why are so few environmental criminals on Interpol’s ‘most wanted’ list?
Diogo Veríssimo, Sally Sinclair
The Conversation, 31.10.2025
Why is it so difficult for the UK to deport foreign criminals?
Sarah Singer
