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Daily PressTodays crime related press reports collected by Prof. Thomas Görgen, German Police University
The Conversation, Wednesday 06 May 2026
US violent crime is at its lowest in more than a century – but the funding that helped reduce it is disappearing
Andrea Hagan
Newswise, Wednesday 06 May 2026
Teens View Cannabis as Less Harmful Than Alcohol, Vapes and Cigarettes
University of California San Diego
Newswise, Wednesday 06 May 2026
Global Outbreaks May Fuel Violence Against Women — but Most Cases Go Unmeasured
Washington University in St. Louis
EurekAlert!, Wednesday 06 May 2026
Positive experiences can help break the cycle of abuse
Kyoto University
New York Times, Wednesday 06 May 2026
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Running Secret Police Outpost for China
Santul Nerkar
The Conversation, Wednesday 06 May 2026
ISIS families to return to Australia, with police waiting to make arrests
Michelle Grattan
The Guardian, Wednesday 06 May 2026
Interview: ‘Heat, floods and droughts make men more violent to women’: Natasha Walter on eco-feminism in a world on fire
Gaby Hinsliff
The Conversation, Tuesday 05 May 2026
Hostage‑taking by rogue states is on the rise. New research provides fresh ways to tackle it
Kylie Moore-Gilbert
The Conversation, Tuesday 05 May 2026
AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt
Sonali Chakravarti
The Conversation, Tuesday 05 May 2026
Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research
Lindsay Stark, Ilana Seff
EurekAlert!, Tuesday 05 May 2026
Updated alcohol warning labels may prompt people to cut back: Study
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
EurekAlert!, Tuesday 05 May 2026
New white paper Trauma Informed Bystander Intervention in K-12 Schools published by the University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies
University of Phoenix
EurekAlert!, Tuesday 05 May 2026
Researchers find virtual reality intervention improves interactions between autistic individuals and police officers
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Conversation, Tuesday 05 May 2026
The EU measures media freedom country by country, but cross‑border risks remain overlooked
Pier Luigi Parcu
EurekAlert!, Monday 04 May 2026
Big Brothers Big Sisters linked to lower violence and substance use among youth
University of Illinois Chicago
The Conversation, Monday 04 May 2026
Police equipment can be tracked via Bluetooth. What about your phone, watch and headphones?
Paul Haskell
New York Times, Monday 04 May 2026
What to Know About Orphines, a New Class of Deadly Opioids
Jan Hoffman
The Conversation, Monday 04 May 2026
Is it wrong to pay incarcerated people in jail? This Pennsylvania county says no
Nancy La Vigne Dean
The Guardian, Monday 04 May 2026
London: Scanned, tackled, arrested: how live facial recognition was piloted on the streets of Croydon
Robert Booth
Legal Tribune Online, Monday 04 May 2026
May the Force be with you: Wie die Justiz im Star-Wars-Universum versagt hat
Melina Langenohl und Dr. Marvin Klein
The Conversation, Monday 04 May 2026
Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren’t we counting military emissions?
Tamara Krawchenko
PsyPost, Sunday 03 May 2026
High temperatures are linked to slightly increased rates of police violence
Vladimir Hedrih
The Guardian, Sunday 03 May 2026
‘It’s like a cat and mouse game’: on the frontline of Belgium’s fight against drug smugglers
Jennifer Rankin
New York Times, Sunday 03 May 2026
Illegal Miners Loot Amazon Rainforest for Critical Minerals
Ana Ionova
The Guardian, Saturday 02 May 2026
Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come
Arwa Mahdawi
Newswise, Friday 01 May 2026
American University’s PERIL Launches Innovative Tool to Track Rising Wave of Nihilistic Violent Extremism
American University
EurekAlert!, Friday 01 May 2026
New laws cut cannabis arrests, but racial disparities persist
Weill Cornell Medicine
