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The Conversation, 01.12.2015
Why the Paris attacks should not change European attitudes to refugees
Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
The Conversation, 01.12.2015
For migrants in Sicily, group expulsion is the order of the day – but is it legal?
Simon McMahon
The Conversation, 01.12.2015
That laser pointer could be more dangerous than you think
William Wadsworth
New Statesman, 01.12.2015
Meeting the foreign fighters: how does Islamic State recruit thousands of Westerners?
To understand why IS draws thousands of would-be fighters from the West, we need to view the militant group through the lens of the fighters themselves.
Jakob Sheikh
Pacific Standard, 01.12.2015
If the Police Don't Kill Me, a Lifetime of Preparing for Them to Just Might
Ezekiel Kweku
EurekAlert!, 02.12.2015
Incarcerated mothers impact children's future criminal involvement
Sam Houston State University
Houston Chronicle, 02.12.2015
Mass shootings occur more than once a day in U.S.
Stream of incidents this year heightens gun access debate
Scientific American, 02.12.2015
Terrorism Science: 5 Insights into Jihad in Europe
Terrorism is tough to study, but researchers have gleaned insights from the current generation of Islamist extremists
Declan Butler and Nature magazine
Washington Post, 02.12.2015
San Bernardino shooting: 11 essential facts about guns and mass shootings in America
Max Ehrenfreund
Vox, 02.12.2015
Guns killed more Americans in 12 years than AIDS, war, and illegal drug overdoses combined
Zack Beauchamp
EurekAlert!, 03.12.2015
Mental health courts significantly reduce repeat offenses, jail time
North Carolina State University
EurekAlert!, 03.12.2015
NYU study finds 3/4 of high school heroin users started with prescription opioids
Nearly 25% High school seniors who misused prescription opioids more than 40 times, also used heroin
EurekAlert!, 03.12.2015
Exposure to violence makes you more likely to lie, cheat
Violence in print, video media erodes ethical behavior
Brigham Young University
The Conversation, 03.12.2015
To defeat Islamic State we must sever its oil lifeline – here’s how
David Stupples
Pacific Standard, 03.12.2015
Do Americans Care More About Gun Control After Mass Shootings?
Francie Diep
New York Times, 03.12.2015
How They Got Their Guns
LARRY BUCHANAN, JOSH KELLER, RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and DANIEL VICTOR
The Conversation, 03.12.2015
Yes, let’s have a frank and open discussion about the causes of extremism and terrorism
Adrian Cherney
The Conversation, 03.12.2015
FactCheck: is there a link between early and easier access to violent TV and domestic violence?
Tom Denson, Andy Ruddock
Christian Science Monitor, 04.12.2015
America's massive decline in gun violence
Mass shootings are spectacular, but rare. The difference between public perception and reality on this point is stark.
James Joyner
Pacific Standard, 04.12.2015
Should People on the Terrorist Watch List Face Closer Scrutiny Before Buying a Gun?
Francie Diep
Pacific Standard, 04.12.2015
These Are the Westerners Joining ISIS
A new paper identifies the Westerners finding their way to Iraq and Syria—and how great a threat they pose, and what should be done to stop them.
Devan Kreisberg
theguardian.com, 04.12.2015
Isis wants an insane, medieval race war – and we’ve decided to give them one
Frankie Boyle
The Washington Post, 04.12.2015
Yes, mass shootings tend to produce copycats. So do terror attacks.
Erica Chenoweth
The Conversation, 04.12.2015
If you give a man a gun: the evolutionary psychology of mass shootings
Frank T McAndrew, Cornelia H Dudley
The Conversation, 04.12.2015
Why Germany’s decision to join the fight against Islamic State is so significant – and misguided
Ian Klinke
EurekAlert!, 04.12.2015
Teens know dangers of driving and cellphone use, yet do it anyway, Penn research shows
The New Yorker A Reporter at Large, 07.12.2015
The Refugee Dilemma
What do we owe those we take in?
Rachel Aviv
Huffington Post, 07.12.2015
Why The Ban On Gun Violence Research Is A Public Health Issue
Erin Schumaker
The Conversation, 07.12.2015
National security experts react to President Obama’s speech on ISIS
David Alpher, Peter Dombrowski
Washington Post, 07.12.2015
Americans are turning against the death penalty. Are politicians far behind?
Frank R. Baumgartner, Emily Williams and Kaneesha Johnson
theguardian.com, 08.12.2015
Is ecstasy really that dangerous? All your questions answered
Alex Wodak and Gideon Warhaft
The Conversation, 09.12.2015
Why is being a school principal one of the most dangerous jobs in the country?
John Fischetti, Scott Imig
The Conversation, 09.12.2015
It’s time to repeal the gun industry’s exceptional legal immunity
Allen Rostron
theguardian.com, 09.12.2015
Life under Isis in Raqqa and Mosul: 'We're living in a giant prison'
Fazel Hawramy, Shalaw Mohammed, Kareem Shaheen
The Conversation, 10.12.2015
No, the Mafia won’t protect us from Islamic State – we’ll have to do that ourselves
Anna Sergi
The Independent, 10.12.2015
Police terror tactics contributing to Muslim radicalisation, former terrorism adviser says
Rose Troup Buchanan
USAPP American Politics and Policy (blog), 10.12.2015
The relationship between drugs and crime differs by age.
The Conversation, 11.12.2015
New laws make loss of citizenship a counter-terrorism tool
Rayner Thwaites
The Conversation, 11.12.2015
Terror attacks in Paris and California expose modern society’s lack of resilience
Joseph Fiksel
Lab Manager Magazine, 11.12.2015
Project to Examine Extremist Organizations’ Social and Neurological Influence
Wen Huang
PR.com, 12.12.2015
Richard N. Kocsis and George B. Palermo Comment on the Parallels Between the Obstacles to Space Exploration and Criminal Profiling
Digital Trends, 12.12.2015
This new software from the University of Michigan is 75% accurate at catching a liar
Lulu Chang
Spectator (UK), 12.12.2015
While we weren't looking, the Taleban surged back in Afghanistan
Ahmed Rashid
The Conversation, 13.12.2015
Drug and alcohol testing at work doesn’t deter anyone, so why do it?
Nicole Lee
New York Times online, 14.12.2015
Raise the Minimum Age a Juvenile Can Be Tried as an Adult to 21
Vincent Schiraldi
New York Times online, 14.12.2015
Raising the Age Juveniles Are Tried as Adults Doesn’t Lower Crime
Charles Loeffler
EurekAlert!, 14.12.2015
FAU study first to show how law enforcement leaders feel about police wearing body cameras
The Conversation, 14.12.2015
Studying gun violence is the only way to figure out how to stop it – but we don’t
Sandro Galea
Phys.Org, 15.12.2015
Researchers study how to reduce deadly police force in Rio de Janeiro
Clifton B. Parker
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 15.12.2015
Views of Government’s Handling of Terrorism Fall to Post-9/11 Low
The Conversation, 15.12.2015
Hello Barbie, hello hackers: accessing personal data will be child’s play
Emmeline Taylor, Katina Michael
Huffington Post, 15.12.2015
Bad (Prostitution) Laws Lead to Bad Cops: Just Look at What Happened in Oklahoma
Alison Bass
EurekAlert!, 16.12.2015
UTSA professor's new study explores the mind of a cyberterrorist
University of Texas at San Antonio
Montreal Gazette, 16.12.2015
New centre in Brussels modelled after Montreal's anti-radicalization efforts
Catherine Solyom
University Press, 16.12.2015
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice study says cops want body cameras
Gregory Cox
The Washington Post, 16.12.2015
The U.S. saw fewer executions and death sentences in 2015 than it has in decades
Mark Berman
Sydney Morning Herald, 16.12.2015
The common misconception about domestic violence murders
Rachel Olding and Ava Benny-Morrison
stltoday.com, 16.12.2015
Can a computer predict crime? St. Louis County is betting it's the future of policing
Christine Byers
CityLab, 17.12.2015
How Secrecy and Vagueness Around Police Policies Led to the Freddie Gray Mistrial
Brentin Mock
The Conversation, 17.12.2015
If you want to crack down on tax avoidance, go after the banks
Pat McConnell
The Conversation, 17.12.2015
Sexual coercion may be less common than prison rape myths would have us believe
Jayne Lucke
The Conversation, 18.12.2015
Western democracy’s new maxim: surveillance and soft despotism
Benedetta Brevini
The Conversation, 18.12.2015
Training to reduce ‘cop macho’ and ‘contempt of cop’ could reduce police violence
Frank Rudy Cooper
Haaretz, 20.12.2015
When Truth Is Prohibited: Why Western Leaders Refuse to Call Jihadist Terror by Name
Gadi Taub
The Conversation, 21.12.2015
Facebook stalking your ex can become addictive – and hurt you in the long run
Tara Marshall
In Homeland Security, 21.12.2015
Why young people become jihadists, according to a top expert
Ben Carson
ArsTechnica UK, 22.12.2015
“I think this is the guy”—The complicated confidence of eyewitness memory
Kevin Murnane
EurekAlert!, 23.12.2015
Images and codes could provide secure alternative to multiple device password systems
University of Plymouth
The Independent, 28.12.2015
Higher pollution leads to a higher crime rate, research indicates
Will Worley
Democracy Now, 28.12.2015
Mapping Police Violence: New Study Shows Cops Have Killed At Least 1,152 in 2015
Pacific Standard, 29.12.2015
What If the Causes of Violent Crime Are Blowing in the Wind?
Madeleine Thomas
The Conversation, 30.12.2015
Defensive architecture: designing the homeless out of our cities
Rowland Atkinson, Aidan While
Pacific Standard, 31.12.2015
How Studying Stoned People Can Unlock Secrets of Paranoid Thinking
Natalie Zarrelli
