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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
University of York, Thursday 19 February 2026
Police need better coordination on mental health emergencies, study shows
The Conversation, Wednesday 18 February 2026
Can we predict domestic homicide? New research suggests we can’t
Troy McEwan, Benjamin L Spivak, Michael Trood
The Guardian, Tuesday 17 February 2026
A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot review – a unique memoir by a figure of astonishing power
Emma Brockes
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Gun Violence Solutions, Tuesday 17 February 2026
A Community Approach to Saving Lives: Violence Reduction Councils
The Conversation, Tuesday 17 February 2026
Why mass shootings can’t be reduced to a mental illness diagnosis
Samuel Freeze
The Guardian, Tuesday 17 February 2026
‘Deliberate targeting of vital body parts’: X-rays taken after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries
Tess McClure and Deepa Parent
Business Insider, Tuesday 17 February 2026
Epstein files: A list of people facing consequences over the DOJ's release
Jacob Shamsian , Kaja Whitehouse , Tom Carter , Lauren Edmonds , and Jacob Zinkula
Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Tuesday 17 February 2026
Threat convergence – transnational organized crime, terrorism, and hybrid warfare
Calvin Chrustie and John Gilmour
The Conversation, Monday 16 February 2026
More police and surveillance won’t prevent the next school tragedy
Beyhan Farhadi
Small Wars Journal, Monday 16 February 2026
Mapping Weaponized Drone Attacks Attributed to Mexican Drug Cartels
Arizona State University
New York Times, Monday 16 February 2026
Before Mass Killing, Mental Breakdowns and Online Violent Extremism
Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Aric Toler, Pranav Baskar, Malachy Browne, Amy Harmon and Vjosa Isai
The Conversation, Monday 16 February 2026
Atrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones – our database has logged them all
David Cingranelli, Skip Mark
The Conversation, Monday 16 February 2026
A history of assassination reveals how ‘targeted killings’ became an extension of state power
Kevin Foster
The Guardian, Monday 16 February 2026
Was Navalny poisoning by frog toxin meant to send a message?
Nicola Davis
The Guardian, Sunday 15 February 2026
Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core
Hannah Al-Othman and Geraldine McKelvie
The Guardian, Saturday 14 February 2026
Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and allies say
B2B Cyber Security, Friday 13 February 2026
Study: How criminals are making a tidy profit with the help of AI
Newswise, Friday 13 February 2026
Therapy During Detention Found to Be an Effective, Cost-Efficient Way to Reduce Violent Behavior Within Jail System
University of Notre Dame
Newswise, Friday 13 February 2026
Therapy During Detention Found to Be an Effective, Cost-Efficient Way to Reduce Violent Behavior Within Jail System
University of Notre Dame
New York Times, Friday 13 February 2026
‘They All Tried to Break Me’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story
Lulu Garcia-Navarro
The Guardian, Thursday 12 February 2026
Police visited home of Canada school shooting suspect multiple times over mental health concerns
Ashifa Kassam
The Conversation, Thursday 12 February 2026
How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s immigration strategy
Pawan Dhingra
The Conversation, Thursday 12 February 2026
The war after the war: How violence is passed down through generations
Myriam Denov
EurekAlert!, Thursday 12 February 2026
Which childhood abuse survivors are at elevated risk of depression? New study provides important clues
McGill University
