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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
The Conversation, 01.01.2026
Is world peace even possible? I study war and peace and here’s where I’d start
Alex Bellamy
New York Times, 03.01.2026
Her Brother Pleaded Guilty to the Idaho Murders. Now She’s Ready to Talk.
Mike Baker
The Conversation, 04.01.2026
How US intervention in Venezuela mirrors its actions in Panama in 1989
Adriana Marin
The Conversation, 04.01.2026
The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. Its military action against Venezuela feels different
Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres
The Conversation, 04.01.2026
Were the US actions in Venezuela legal under international law? An expert explains
Sarah Heathcote
The Conversation, 04.01.2026
5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region
Robert Muggah
The Guardian, 05.01.2026
Domestic violence survivors show similar brain trauma to professional athletes, Australian-first study finds
Cait Kelly
The Conversation, 05.01.2026
Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
Monica Duffy Toft
The Guardian, 05.01.2026
With Trump’s military action in Venezuela, the US has made every other country less safe
Volker Türk
The Guardian, 06.01.2026
Analysis: How a US takeover of Greenland would undermine Nato from within
Dan Sabbagh
University of California, Santa Barbara, 06.01.2026
New data shows gun violence drives major declines in neighborhood foot traffic and economic growth
Debra Herrick
McGill University, 06.01.2026
Do supervised consumption sites bring increased crime? Study suggests that’s a myth
New York Times, 06.01.2026
Murders in New York City Fell 20% in 2025, Though Reported Rapes Rose
Maria Cramer and Chelsia Rose Marcius
Nature - Brief Communication, 06.01.2026
Social factors shape federal environmental crime prosecution patterns in the USA
Pierce Greenberg, Erik W.
The Advertiser, 07.01.2026
‘Disturbing’ - Aussie boys turn to violent extremism with anti-feminist views ‘an early warning sign’
Mary Papadakis
The Guardian, 07.01.2026
‘How is it possible?’: Berliners demand answers after sabotage causes blackout
Kate Connolly
New York Times, 07.01.2026
Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.
Jeffrey Gettleman, Amelia Nierenberg and Maya Tekeli
The Conversation, 07.01.2026
Think society is in decline? Research gives us some reasons to be cheerful
Paul Hanel
The Conversation, 07.01.2026
Maduro’s capture: ‘Trump has taken an unprecedented and very risky gamble,’ according to a historian
Jacob Blanc
Newswise, 07.01.2026
New Study Highlights Link Between Eviction Rates and Gun Violence
University of Chicago Medical Center
New York Times, 07.01.2026
Authorities Often Justify Motorist Shootings by Saying the Vehicle Was a Weapon
Shaila Dewan
The Guardian, 08.01.2026
FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence
Rachel Leingang, Richard Luscombe, Joseph Gedeon and Lucy Campbell
Newsweek, 08.01.2026
JD Vance Says ICE Agent Has ‘Absolute Immunity’ After Minneapolis Shooting
Jesus Mesa and Gabe Whisnant
The Conversation, 08.01.2026
ICE killing of driver in Minneapolis involved tactics many police departments warn against − but not ICE itself
Ben Jones
EurekAlert!, 08.01.2026
Interpersonal and self-inflicted violence linked to temperature spikes
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
The Conversation, 08.01.2026
Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it’s happening and what can be done
Wayne Unger
PsyPost, 08.01.2026
Sudden drop in fentanyl overdose deaths linked to Biden-era global supply shock
Karina Petrova
The Conversation, 08.01.2026
The boarding of the Marinera and the rise of the shadow fleet in hybrid warfare
Basil Germond
New York Times, 10.01.2026
What Happens if Federal Agents and Local Officers Stop Getting Along?
Shaila Dewan and Chris Hippensteel
The Guardian, 10.01.2026
Minnesota ICE shooting: Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
Ramon Antonio Vargas
CBS Minnesota, 11.01.2026
Legal analyst breaks down questions surrounding ICE killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis
The Guardian, 11.01.2026
Violence against women and girls: ‘You feel violated’: how stalkers outsource abuse to private investigators
Maeve McClenaghan
The Conversation, 11.01.2026
The antisemitism debate is already a political minefield. The royal commission must rise above it
Matteo Vergani
EL PAÍS International, 12.01.2026
A study reveals the interests, habits and dreams of 4,000 delinquents in Brazil’s favelas
Naiara Galarraga Gortázar
The Conversation, 12.01.2026
How social media is channeling popular discontent in Iran during ongoing period of domestic unrest
Shirvin Zeinalzadeh
EurekAlert!, 12.01.2026
FAU study reveals social, family and health factors behind teen bullying
Florida Atlantic University
EurekAlert!, 12.01.2026
Police-related stress is associated with health risk for Black women
North Carolina State University
The Guardian, 12.01.2026
Trump is ready to grab Greenland. The EU should move first – and offer it membership
Robert Habeck and Andreas Raspotnik
The Guardian, 12.01.2026
Crime: London’s murder rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Vikram Dodd
The Guardian, 13.01.2026
Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests
Deepa Parent and William Christou
The Guardian, 13.01.2026
Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence
Alex South
Louisiana Illuminator, 13.01.2026
Louisiana State Police uses force disproportionately against Black people, analysis finds
Greg LaRose
The Conversation, 14.01.2026
With its new laws, the government is tackling hate speech quickly, but not properly
Keiran Hardy
EurekAlert!, 14.01.2026
Young people risk drifting into serious online offenses through a slippery slope of high-risk digital behavior
University of East London
The Conversation, 14.01.2026
Grok fallout: Tech giants must be held accountable for technology-assisted gender-based violence
Kyara Liu
The Conversation, 14.01.2026
Why Iran can’t afford to shut down the internet forever – even if the world doesn’t act
Dara Conduit
Newswise, 14.01.2026
Can a hashtag help prevent atrocities? Study shows social media can be a powerful tool
Binghamton University
New York Times, 14.01.2026
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
Adam Nossiter
The Guardian, 14.01.2026
The woman who made her family disappear: how Karen Palmer escaped her abusive husband
Anna Moore
The Guardian, 15.01.2026
Musk’s X to block Grok AI tool from creating sexualized images of real people
Dara Kerr
The Guardian, 15.01.2026
Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history
Timothy Garton Ash
The Conversation, 15.01.2026
One uprising, two stories: how each side is trying to frame the uprising in Iran
Ali Mamouri
The Conversation, 15.01.2026
How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are ‘fake’
Alex Fisher
The Conversation, 16.01.2026
Why the home secretary can’t fire a police chief who has done wrong – it’s key to the integrity of British policing
John Fox
EurekAlert!, 16.01.2026
Research suggests nationwide racial bias in media reporting on gun violence
University of California - Davis
Newswise, 16.01.2026
Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Pose Serious Respiratory Risks, ATS Warns
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
The New Yorker, 17.01.2026
Why Trump Supports Protesters in Tehran but Not in Minneapolis
Benjamin Wallace-Wells
The Conversation, 18.01.2026
Ransomware: what it is and why it’s your problem
Thembekile Olivia Mayayise
The Conversation, 18.01.2026
What Iran’s latest protests tell us about power, memory and resistance
Shirin Khayambashi
The Conversation, 19.01.2026
Iran’s crackdown: why security forces are shooting demonstrators straight in the eye
Firouzeh Nahavandi
EurekAlert!, 19.01.2026
Socio-environmental movements: key global guardians of biodiversity amid rising violence
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
The Conversation, 19.01.2026
How to involve men and boys in tackling misogyny? Start by treating them not just as perpetrators
Ellie Buxton
The Conversation, 19.01.2026
How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now
Emrah Atasoy, Jeffrey Wasserstrom
University of Zurich, 20.01.2026
TRANSFORM funding line: Crime Research and Responsible AI
Roger Nickl
The Trace, 20.01.2026
How the ‘Most Pro-Gun President’ in History Spent His First Year Back in Office
Jennifer Mascia
EurekAlert!, 20.01.2026
Cannabis may help some communities cope with gun violence
Association for Psychological Science
Medical Republic, 21.01.2026
The whole practice has a hand in domestic violence prevention
Holly Payne
The Conversation, 21.01.2026
We interviewed Australian women who sexually abused children. This is what we learnt
Bricklyn Priebe, Larissa Christensen, Nadine McKillop, Susan Rayment-McHugh
New York Times, 21.01.2026
I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
Radley Balko
The Conversation, 21.01.2026
I research the harm that can come to teenagers on social media. I don’t support a ban
Emily Setty
EurekAlert!, 21.01.2026
Data-driven analysis reveals three archetypes of armed conflicts
Complexity Science Hub
EurekAlert!, 21.01.2026
Global burden of violence against transgender and gender-diverse adults
JAMA Network
Washington Post, 21.01.2026
They ransacked the U.S. Capitol and want the government to pay them back
Beth Reinhard, Ellie Silverman and Aaron Schaffer
The Conversation, 21.01.2026
Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech
Anne Twomey
The Conversation, 21.01.2026
Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance
Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj
