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Todays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University

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

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

EurekAlert!, 06.08.2025

Could the timing of food assistance payments affect crime rates?

Wiley

Phys.org, 06.08.2025

Policing of sex work in Toronto has plummeted despite tougher laws, study finds

Megan Easton

Russia’s decision to pull out of nuclear treaty makes the world more dangerous

Matthew Powell

Israel’s plans for a full occupation of Gaza would pave the way for Israeli resettlement

Leonie Fleischmann

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, 07.08.2025

Namibia’s forgotten genocide: how Bushmen were hunted and killed under German colonial rule

Robert J. Gordon

How do scientists estimate crowd sizes at public events – and why are they often disputed?

Milad Haghani, Ruggiero Lovreglio

The Conversation, 07.08.2025

Why do people riot?

John Drury

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

Legal Tribune Online, 11.08.2025

Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed

Kris Inman

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

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

Why do we agree to take off our shoes at the airport?

Emmanuel Carré

The New Yorker A Reporter at Large, 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 Atlantic, 11.08.2025

The President’s Police State

David A. Graham

The Number

David D. Kirkpatrick

New Lines Magazine, 11.08.2025

The Courage and Death of Anas al-Sharif

Kareem Shaheen

Project Syndicate, 11.08.2025

Can Democracy Survive AI?

Ian Bremmer

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

EurekAlert!, 12.08.2025

Culture influences men’s experiences with IPV

George Mason University

EurekAlert!, 12.08.2025

Super-recognizers

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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

Verfassungsblog, 13.08.2025

“Occupation” as Euphemism

Itamar Mann

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

London Review of Books Vol. 47 No. 14, 14.08.2025

The Price of Safety

The Conversation, 14.08.2025

Why has trust in news fallen? The answer is more complicated than we thought

Greg Treadwell , Merja Myllylahti

New York Times, 14.08.2025

Crime Keeps Falling. Here’s Why.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation BTN Newsbreak, 14.08.2025

CYBERCRIME REPORT

The Conversation, 15.08.2025

Young Europeans are losing faith in democracy – here’s how to earn it back

Patricia Justino

Washington Post, 15.08.2025

How Trump’s D.C. crime experiment ends

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 Atlantic, 16.08.2025

Trump Has No Cards

Anne Applebaum

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

Washington Post, 17.08.2025

A night in D.C. after Trump’s National Guard deployment

Olivia George

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

IOT Insider, 18.08.2025

Investigation into how smart devices are used in financial cyber crime

New York Times, 18.08.2025

Syria’s Lost Children

Adam B. Kushner

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

New York Times, 18.08.2025

What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life

Laura Reiley

The New Yorker, 18.08.2025

Pam Bondi’s Power Play

Ruth Marcus

Research Matters, 19.08.2025

Shining a Light on Crime: New Study Uses Satellite Night Images to Measure Inequality and Crime

The Trace, 19.08.2025

What Would a More Effective Policing Strategy Look Like in D.C.?

Chip Brownlee

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

The Politics of Crime Are Perilous for Left and Right Alike

Shaila Dewan

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

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

Child eyewitnesses can be unreliable, but new techniques can support them

Shaelyn Carr, Kaila C. Bruer

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

‘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 Insider, 20.08.2025

Those who stayed: Stories of Ukrainians who refuse to leave their war-torn towns and villages

Daria Nilova

Extremists are targeting young Australians who crave belonging. What can we do?

Kristy Campion, Emma Colvin

Mirage.News Science, 21.08.2025

Ukraine war: what an ‘article 5-style’ security guarantee might look like

Mark Webber

Passkeys Pose Hidden Risks in Abusive Relationships

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

New York Times, 21.08.2025

The Folly of Trump’s Cartel-Bombing Fantasy

Ioan Grillo

Verfassungsblog, 21.08.2025

What is Kick, the platform that livestreamed a man’s death this week?

Mark R Johnson

Pardons, Criminal Theory, and Political Sociology

Douglas Husak

Wall Street Journal, 21.08.2025

Police Helicopter Downed by Drone in Colombia, Killing 12

Juan Forero

New York Times, 21.08.2025

Why people embrace conspiracy theories: it’s about community, not gullibility

Stephen Murphy, Tim Hill

The Guardian, 21.08.2025

‘Pregnant, homeless, what now?’ The search for a safe place to abandon a baby

Laura Spinney

The rise of right-wing nihilism

David Brooks

Newswise, 22.08.2025

Study Links Male Alcohol Misuse to Mutual Partner Violence, Injury

Tulane University

Newswise, 22.08.2025

Pseudolaw Is High Theatre, but No Laughing Matter for the Courts

University of South Australia

FactCheck.org, 22.08.2025

Assessing Claims About the Reliability of D.C. Crime Data

Alan Jaffe

New York Times, 22.08.2025

Trump Says Chicago and New York Are Next for Federal Crackdown on Crime

Luke Broadwater and Julie Bosman

Verfassungsblog, 22.08.2025

Trump’s Manufactured Emergencies

Emily Berman

The Conversation, 22.08.2025

Burnt out and radicalised: how workplace exhaustion breeds extremist thinking – new study

Alexios Arvanitis

The Conversation, 22.08.2025

The Trump administration wants to use the military against drug traffickers. History suggests this may backfire

Philip Johnson

The Conversation, 22.08.2025

The ‘security guarantee’ paradox: Too weak and it won’t protect Ukraine; too robust and Russia won’t accept it

Peter Rutland

The Guardian, 22.08.2025

Analysis: John Bolton raid shows weaponization of FBI against Patel’s ‘gangsters’ list

Joseph Gedeon

Police1, 23.08.2025

Beyond the mandate: Building real resiliency for crime scene investigators

Andrew J. Winter

New York Times, 24.08.2025

Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge

Dan Barry and Alan Feuer

The Conversation, 24.08.2025

How businesses deflect responsibilities for addressing modern slavery in their supply chains

Kam Phung

Newsweek, 24.08.2025

National Guard Troops to Start Carrying Weapons in DC

Peter Aitken

The Conversation, 24.08.2025

Until Haiti tackles systemic corruption and bad governance, its people will remain impoverished

Ruolz Ariste

New York Times, 25.08.2025

News Analysis: Crime Gone in a Week? The Politics Behind Trump’s Federal Crackdown.

Luke Broadwater

Newswise, 25.08.2025

Kids In Disadvantaged ZIP Codes Face Up To 20 Times Higher Odds of Gun Injuries

Ann and Robert H. Lurie

American Council on Science and Health, 25.08.2025

Did Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Increase Crime or Overdoses? —Separating Short-term Spikes from Long-term Trends

Jeffrey Singer

The Conversation, 25.08.2025

Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help

Walter S. DeKeseredy

The Atlantic, 25.08.2025

Trump Is Sending a Terrifyingly Clear Message

David Frum

The Conversation, 26.08.2025

Some victim-survivors take their own lives. We need to better understand how suicide and family violence are linked

Stefani Vasil, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Marie Segrave

EurekAlert!, 26.08.2025

Largest ever study into cannabis use investigates risk of paranoia and poor mental health in the general population

King's College London

The Guardian, 26.08.2025

Domestic violence screening tool should be replaced, Jess Phillips says

Caroline Davies

University of Auckland, 27.08.2025

Abused women at increased risk of serious illness

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Health and medicine

Interpersonal violence in NZ is a public health crisis, not just a social one – new research

Janet Fanslow

Our medieval murder maps reveal the surprising geography of violence in 14th-century English cities

Stephanie Brown, Manuel Eisner

When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data

Nicole M. Bennett

USA TODAY, 27.08.2025

Immigrants often help bring criminals to justice. Will that change with Trump crackdown?

Lauren Villagran

CBS News, 27.08.2025

How the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting compares to other mass shootings

Defendants in sexual assault cases are just as likely to misremember the event as alleged victims – new study

Ciara Greene

New York Times, 27.08.2025

Why are police a target for sovereign citizen violence?

Emma Shakespeare, Keiran Hardy, Kristina Murphy

EurekAlert!, 27.08.2025

Why schools struggle to address sexual harm: new research calls for broader cultural change

University of Surrey

EurekAlert!, 27.08.2025

Study examines whether policy intervention could combat ransomware

University of Texas at Dallas

A Wrongful Arrest and Worry About the Accuracy of a Police Tool

Liam Stack