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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
The Conversation, 01.02.2026
The only remaining US-Russia nuclear treaty expires this week. Could a new arms race soon accelerate?
Tilman Ruff
EurekAlert!, 02.02.2026
One-third of young people are violent toward their parents
University of Zurich
New York Times, 02.02.2026
A Legal Tool for Holding ICE Agents to Account, Hiding in Plain Sight
Adam Liptak
The Conversation, 02.02.2026
Crime is no longer just a local issue – that’s why a national police force is needed
Estelle Marks
Newswise, 02.02.2026
Survey Finds Violence Widespread Across Texas, Often Missing From Official Crime Data
Tulane University
The Conversation, 03.02.2026
Certain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime – identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices
Christopher M. Filley, Isaiah Kletenik, Patricia Churchland
The Guardian, 03.02.2026
The criminalizing of protest and dissent has a long history in America
Whitney Bauck
The Guardian, 03.02.2026
Never forget Epstein’s little helpers – the powerful men who knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway
Marina Hyde
New York Times, 03.02.2026
Pretti Shooting Thrusts Border Patrol’s History of Aggressive Tactics Into View
Eileen Sullivan and Jazmine Ulloa
The Guardian, 03.02.2026
‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report
Dan Milmo
The Globe and Mail, 04.02.2026
I study political violence and mass atrocities. What’s happening in the United States is a warning
Cheng Xu
The Conversation, 04.02.2026
‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects
Michele Heisler, Rohini J. Haar
The Conversation, 04.02.2026
Big tech companies are still failing to tackle child abuse material online
Joel Scanlan
Verfassungsblog, 04.02.2026
Why US Sovereign Bases in Greenland Would Violate International Law
Markus Gehring, Nasia Hadjigeorgiou
WUWM 89.7 FM, 04.02.2026
Do armed police make schools safer? Here's what the research says
Katherine Kokal
The Guardian, 05.02.2026
Italian investigated over claims he paid to shoot people during siege of Sarajevo
Angela Giuffrida
The Conversation, 05.02.2026
A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn ‘domestic terrorism’ into a useless designation
Brian O'Neill
The Conversation, 05.02.2026
ICE pullback in Minneapolis shows the limits of Donald Trump’s scare tactics
Eli Lawrence
The Conversation, 05.02.2026
Victims have told us the worst of Epstein’s crimes for decades – and they are still being ignored
Lindsey Blumell
The Guardian, 05.02.2026
‘The children are not safe here’: the Nigerian couple fighting infanticide
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Institute of Race Relations, 05.02.2026
Pioneering research shines a spotlight on ‘police pursuit killings’
Race & Class Blog
The Conversation, 05.02.2026
Moltbook: AI bots use social network to create religions and deal digital drugs – but are some really humans in disguise?
David Reid
New York Times, 05.02.2026
Toronto Police Officers Are Charged in Sweeping Drug and Corruption Case
Vjosa Isai
Royal United Services Institute, 06.02.2026
Grok, Nudification and Addressing Online Harms to Women and Girls
Giles Herdale
New York Times, 07.02.2026
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
Ernesto Londoño
New York Times, 07.02.2026
Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military
Ben Dooley, Isabella Cota and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
The Guardian, 07.02.2026
The biggest threat facing Europe is not a Trump invasion. It’s his global political revolution
Mark Leonard
The Guardian, 07.02.2026
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Amelia Gentleman
stuff.co.nz, 08.02.2026
Sexual abuse: FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show
MICHAEL R. SISAK, DAVID B. CARUSO and LARRY NEUMEISTER
TI INSIDE Online, 09.02.2026
AI in the prevention of financial crimes is still in its early stages, study indicates.
Newswise, 09.02.2026
Firearm Injury Survivors Face Long-Term Health Challenges
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The Conversation, 09.02.2026
How the law can add to child sex trafficking victims’ existing trauma
Kate Price
The Guardian, 09.02.2026
Epstein was not ostracised for his crimes. To some powerful men, he became even more appealing
Moira Donegan
EurekAlert!, 10.02.2026
Perpetrators of intimate partner violence need prompt help
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Conversation, 10.02.2026
A new wave of romance scams is washing across the internet – here’s how to stay safe
Tony Jan
New Lines Magazine, 10.02.2026
Inside Operation Serengeti 2.0 and Africa’s War on Cybercrime
Isabel Ravenna
New Lines Magazine, 10.02.2026
Inside Operation Serengeti 2.0 and Africa’s War on Cybercrime
Isabel Ravenna
New York Times, 10.02.2026
Cartel’s Seized Ammunition Is Traced to U.S. Army Plant, Mexico Says
Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
The Conversation, 11.02.2026
Tumbler Ridge shootings highlight the need for mental health support for survivors and their community
Margaret McKinnon
The Conversation, 11.02.2026
What the troubling use of the term ‘ghettos’ reveals about Denmark’s attitude towards immigration
Garbi Schmidt
The Conversation, 11.02.2026
Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruption
Tandeep Sidhu, Merissa Daborn
EurekAlert!, 11.02.2026
The most common causes of maternal death may surprise you
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
The Guardian, 11.02.2026
Rio’s bloodiest day: the untold story of Brazil’s most deadly police raid
Tom Phillips and Tiago Rogero
BBC News, 11.02.2026
TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it
Thomas Germain
The Conversation, 11.02.2026
They escaped appalling conditions in scam factories. Now, they are living on the streets in Cambodia
Ivan Franceschini, Charlotte Setijadi, Ling Li
New York Times, 11.02.2026
How Hate Groups and Terrorists Use Gaming Platforms to Recruit Young Children
Pranav Baskar
The Guardian, 12.02.2026
Police visited home of Canada school shooting suspect multiple times over mental health concerns
Ashifa Kassam
The Conversation, 12.02.2026
How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s immigration strategy
Pawan Dhingra
The Conversation, 12.02.2026
The war after the war: How violence is passed down through generations
Myriam Denov
EurekAlert!, 12.02.2026
Which childhood abuse survivors are at elevated risk of depression? New study provides important clues
McGill University
The Conversation, 12.02.2026
How to get away with mass murder: 4 tactics Ethiopia used to hide Tigray atrocities from the world
Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel
New York Times, 12.02.2026
The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite
Robert Draper
Newswise, 13.02.2026
Therapy During Detention Found to Be an Effective, Cost-Efficient Way to Reduce Violent Behavior Within Jail System
University of Notre Dame
Newswise, 13.02.2026
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, 13.02.2026
‘They All Tried to Break Me’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story
Lulu Garcia-Navarro
The Guardian, 15.02.2026
Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core
Hannah Al-Othman and Geraldine McKelvie
The Conversation, 16.02.2026
More police and surveillance won’t prevent the next school tragedy
Beyhan Farhadi
Small Wars Journal, 16.02.2026
Mapping Weaponized Drone Attacks Attributed to Mexican Drug Cartels
Arizona State University
New York Times, 16.02.2026
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, 16.02.2026
Atrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones – our database has logged them all
David Cingranelli, Skip Mark
The Conversation, 16.02.2026
A history of assassination reveals how ‘targeted killings’ became an extension of state power
Kevin Foster
The Guardian, 17.02.2026
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, 17.02.2026
A Community Approach to Saving Lives: Violence Reduction Councils
The Conversation, 17.02.2026
Why mass shootings can’t be reduced to a mental illness diagnosis
Samuel Freeze
The Guardian, 17.02.2026
‘Deliberate targeting of vital body parts’: X-rays taken after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries
Tess McClure and Deepa Parent
Business Insider, 17.02.2026
Epstein files: A list of people facing consequences over the DOJ's release
Jacob Shamsian , Kaja Whitehouse , Tom Carter , Lauren Edmonds , and Jacob Zinkula
