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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
Northeastern University, 01.08.2025
Northeastern researchers call for greater attention to social impact and social justice in preventing crime
Cyrus Moulton
EurekAlert!, 01.08.2025
Sun, sea and sexual violence: How party tourism promotes and permits sexual assault - study
The Conversation Published, 01.08.2025
The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Stephen Herzog Professor of the Practice, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury
The Conversation, 01.08.2025
Technology could open up new ways to track prisoners
Amin Al-Habaibeh Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University
The Guardian, 02.08.2025
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
Damian Carrington
LSE Blogs, 04.08.2025
How dismantling organised crime revitalises lending and productivity in Italy
Bruno Buchetti, Michele Fabrizi, Elisabetta Ipino, Ixart Miquel-Flores, Antonio Parbonetti
EurekAlert!, 04.08.2025
Unstable surroundings have lasting effects on youth well-being
University of Georgia
Newswise, 04.08.2025
Expert Argues for Applying a Justice Framework to Disaster Response and Recovery
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
EurekAlert!, 04.08.2025
Organized scientific fraud is growing at an alarming rate
Northwestern University
Washington Post, 04.08.2025
Police nationwide are embracing a new first responder: Drones
Marie-Rose Sheinerman
The Conversation, 04.08.2025
Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action
Masako Toki
France 24, 04.08.2025
Are French cities’ youth curfews effective in curbing drug-related violence?
Sonya CIESNIK
Police1, 04.08.2025
Police Training: Are we training officers for the most effective policing?
Val Van Brocklin
The Conversation, 05.08.2025
Governments and police are tackling weapons in public – but they’re ignoring it in our homes
Janet Ransley
EurekAlert!, 05.08.2025
Childhood verbal abuse shows similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse
BMJ Group
Officer, 05.08.2025
Study: Stigma Still Keeping Police from Seeking Mental Health Care
Amanda Hernández
The Times of Israel, 05.08.2025
Government fires attorney general; High Court immediately freezes her dismissal
Jeremy Sharon
The Guardian, 06.08.2025
China’s cyber-abuse scandal: is the government unwilling to crack down on exploitation of women online?
Jessie Lau
The Conversation, 06.08.2025
When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?
Terry Goldsworthy
EurekAlert!, 06.08.2025
Heroes, victims – and rarely collaborators
Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz
The Conversation, 06.08.2025
Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? We asked 5 legal and genocide experts how to interpret the violence
Melanie O'Brien, Ben Saul Challis, Eyal Mayroz, Paul James, Shannon Bosch
EurekAlert!, 06.08.2025
Nonmedical use of prescription ADHD drugs among teens has dropped
University of Michigan
Phys.org, 06.08.2025
Policing of sex work in Toronto has plummeted despite tougher laws, study finds
Megan Easton
The Conversation, 06.08.2025
Russia’s decision to pull out of nuclear treaty makes the world more dangerous
Matthew Powell
The Conversation, 06.08.2025
Israel’s plans for a full occupation of Gaza would pave the way for Israeli resettlement
Leonie Fleischmann
The Conversation, 06.08.2025
How states are placing guardrails around AI in the absence of strong federal regulation
Anjana Susarla
The Guardian, 06.08.2025
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham
The Conversation, 06.08.2025
Namibia’s forgotten genocide: how Bushmen were hunted and killed under German colonial rule
Robert J. Gordon
The Conversation, 07.08.2025
How do scientists estimate crowd sizes at public events – and why are they often disputed?
Milad Haghani, Ruggiero Lovreglio
PsyPost, 07.08.2025
Scientists have uncovered these weird facts about psychopathic individuals
Eric W. Dolan
Phys.org, 07.08.2025
In-group perceptions play outsized role in driving political extremism, according to study
Jared Lindzon
Legal Tribune Online, 07.08.2025
"From the River to the Sea": Staatsanwaltschaft und Polizei halten an Strafverfolgung fest
Dr. Max Kolter und Dr. Peyman Khaljani
The Conversation, 08.08.2025
Cambodia is vowing to ‘rid’ the country of scam compounds. But we’ve seen several still operating in the open
Ivan Franceschini, Ling Li
New York Times, 08.08.2025
Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.
Kashmir Hill and Dylan Freedman
PsyPost, 09.08.2025
Female survivors of childhood trauma more likely to suffer from eating disorders as young adults
Vladimir Hedrih
The Conversation, 09.08.2025
Israel is deepening its war in Gaza – here are 5 big questions about Netanyahu’s ill-advised next phase
Ian Parmeter
New York Times, 09.08.2025
Secret Compartments and Cartel Lookouts: How Fentanyl Reaches the U.S.
Paulina Villegas and Maria Abi-Habib
PsyPost, 10.08.2025
Sense of personal victimhood linked to conspiracy thinking in large international study
Eric W. Dolan
Washington Post, 10.08.2025
Trump says crime in D.C. is out of control. Here’s what the data shows.
Olivia George, John D. Harden and Jenny Gathright
Boston Sunday Globe, 10.08.2025
The Netherlands, a small European nation, has a big explosions problem
Claire Moses
The Conversation, 11.08.2025
Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed
Kris Inman
Legal Tribune Online, 11.08.2025
International law in times of war The ICJ won't save the world – but it's good that it's busy
Dr. Max Kolter und Dr. Markus Sehl
Boston University, 11.08.2025
Why We’re So Fascinated with True Crime Stories, and How It May Be Impacting Our Well-Being
Madyline Swearing
The Conversation, 11.08.2025
Synthetic drugs are having devastating effects around the world, from Sierra Leone to the UK
Joseph Janes
EurekAlert!, 11.08.2025
PSU researchers release final report in landmark project exploring impacts of Measure 110 decriminalization
Portland State University
EurekAlert!, 11.08.2025
Stalking, obtaining restraining order linked with increased cardiovascular disease risk in women
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Conversation, 11.08.2025
This isn’t how wars are ended − a veteran diplomat explains how Trump-Putin summit is amateurish and politically driven
Donald Heflin
The Guardian, 12.08.2025
Trump seizes control of Washington DC police and deploys national guard
David Smith and George Chidi
The Conversation, 12.08.2025
High-tech drones are changing warfare – terrorists may soon follow the same playbook
James Paterson
The Conversation, 12.08.2025
US force has been used against drug traffickers before – but Trump’s plan is a dangerous escalation
Luca Trenta
Washington Post, 12.08.2025
D.C. has a real crime problem. Federal control won’t solve it.
Megan McArdle
Washington Post, 12.08.2025
How D.C. crime became a symbol — and a target — for MAGA and beyond
Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Karen Tumulty, Drew Harwell, Clara Ence Morse and Jonathan Edwards
The Conversation, 12.08.2025
The dark history of forced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples
Rosalyn R. LaPier
The Guardian, 12.08.2025
Hurry, hurry, hurry! It’s Trump’s great Ukraine giveaway. Bargains galore, if your name is Vladimir Putin
Marina Hyde
EurekAlert!, 13.08.2025
Youth violence prevention program shown to reduce arrests by up to 75%
University of Colorado at Boulder
PsyPost, 13.08.2025
Female killers in Sweden show low psychopathy, primarily reactive motives
Eric W. Dolan
EurekAlert!, 13.08.2025
ADHD medication linked to reduced risk of suicide, drug abuse, transport accidents and criminal behaviour
BMJ Group
EurekAlert!, 13.08.2025
Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people
Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
The Guardian, 13.08.2025
Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next
Chris Stein
Privacy International, 13.08.2025
Revealed: “Skyrocketing” scale of UK police's Secret Facial Recognition Searches of Passport and Immigration Databases
NPR, 13.08.2025
Law: Infowars conspiracist Alex Jones is a big step closer to losing his studio and brand
Tovia Smith
Education Week, 13.08.2025
What Schools Should Do—and Avoid—When Planning Active Shooter Drills
Evie Blad
Police1, 13.08.2025
Artificial Intelligence: The Goldilocks approach to patrol: Using AI to get police presence just right
Joe Bailey
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 13.08.2025
The Growing Criminalization of Climate and Environmental Protests
Oscar Berglund
The Conversation, 14.08.2025
Why has trust in news fallen? The answer is more complicated than we thought
Greg Treadwell , Merja Myllylahti
The Conversation, 15.08.2025
Young Europeans are losing faith in democracy – here’s how to earn it back
Patricia Justino
The Conversation, 15.08.2025
The ‘third nuclear age’ is a politically motivated label that seeks to justify a renewed arms race
Tom Vaughan
The Guardian, 17.08.2025
German police are investigating a €0.15 water butt theft – and I fear they’re on the right side of history
Emma Beddington
The Guardian, 17.08.2025
‘That’s not what creates safety’: Trump’s DC crackdown will do little to prevent crime, advocates say
Abené Clayton
The Conversation, 17.08.2025
Images from Gaza have shocked the world – but the ‘spectacle of suffering’ is a double-edged sword
Sara Oscar, Cherine Fahd
The Conversation, 18.08.2025
Trump-Putin summit: Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Ukraine War
Donald Heflin
The Conversation, 18.08.2025
Data-driven early intervention strategies could revolutionize Philly’s approach to crime prevention
Caterina G. Roman
The Guardian, 18.08.2025
We used AI to analyse three cities. It’s true: we now walk more quickly and socialise less
Carlo Ratti
World Economic Forum, 18.08.2025
Women, politics and gender-based violence – what to know
Kate Whiting
New Lines Magazine, 18.08.2025
The Catholic Church, the Mafia and the Limits of Infallibility
Floriana Bulfon
Research Matters, 19.08.2025
Shining a Light on Crime: New Study Uses Satellite Night Images to Measure Inequality and Crime
Newswise, 19.08.2025
When Punishers Profit, People are More Likely to Break the Rules
University of California San Diego
New York Times, 19.08.2025
Immigration Enforcement Takes Key Role in Trump’s D.C. Crime Crackdown
Jazmine Ulloa and Christina Morales
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 20.08.2025
2025 Survey Results: National Survey of Gun Policy
The Conversation, 20.08.2025
1 in 3 teens has thought about suicide this year. Here’s what to look for – and where to get help
Milena Heinsch, Campbell Tickner
PsyPost, 20.08.2025
People high in psychopathy and low in cognitive ability are the most politically active online, study finds
Eric W. Dolan
EurekAlert!, 20.08.2025
Individuals should be held to account for environmental damage, say experts
BMJ Group
The Conversation, 20.08.2025
Child eyewitnesses can be unreliable, but new techniques can support them
Shaelyn Carr, Kaila C. Bruer
The Conversation, 20.08.2025
The social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 ways to prepare kids and teens
Micah Boerma, Daniel You
The Guardian, 20.08.2025
Stitch her name: the women honoring Mexico femicide victims in embroidery
Oscar Lopez
The Conversation, 20.08.2025
‘I hadn’t gone out there to save anybody’: a deep dive into the manosphere fails to address its harms
Simon Copland
EurekAlert!, 20.08.2025
Are police in schools protecting children - or just policing them?
University of Surrey
The Conversation, 21.08.2025
Extremists are targeting young Australians who crave belonging. What can we do?
Kristy Campion, Emma Colvin
The Conversation, 21.08.2025
Ukraine war: what an ‘article 5-style’ security guarantee might look like
Mark Webber
Forbes, 21.08.2025
As Trump Deploys Troops To D.C., Research Shows Crime Is Already At Historic Lows
Richard Fowler
The Guardian, 21.08.2025
‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth-rate crisis in Ukraine
Liz Cookman
The Guardian, 21.08.2025
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
Emma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham
The Conversation, 21.08.2025
What is Kick, the platform that livestreamed a man’s death this week?
Mark R Johnson
