November Thu, 2022
REPORT: Cyber Social Swarming Precedes Real World Riots in Leicester
How Social Media Became a Weapon for Violence
November Tue, 2022
Major Chiefs Violent Crime Report
Brooks Bawden Moore's Weekly Update and Analysis has provided The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) publication detailing their latest violent crime report. This report is a midyear comparison of 2022 & 2021, January to September. Compared to 2019 figures, MCCA member cities have experienced a 44.5% increase in homicides and a roughly 40.5% increase in aggravated assaults.
October Sat, 2022
Examining the Impact of ICAT De-escalation Training
These reports examine the efficacy and impact of Integrating Communities, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training, which has been found to reduce use-of-force incidents and injuries for officers and citizens alike.
October Sat, 2022
Protecting Children in the Age of End-to-End Encryption
With end-to-end encryption and dark-web access becoming more accessible, the protection of children from exploitation is becoming more crucial. This report goes into patterns of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, the impacts of end-to-end encryption, and a range of ways to intervene.
September Thu, 2022
OnPolicing Blog on Rapport Building in Interviews and Interrogations
How police communicate with the public has received increased attention by academics and law enforcement leaders seeking to put evidence-based practices in the hands of police officers. This blog looks into the research and examines ways to translate the findings into best practices.
September Thu, 2022
21st Century Protest Response
This publication provides recommendations for law enforcement agencies and is part of an ongoing assessment of and dialogue about best practices concerning protests and mass demonstrations.
August Wed, 2022
WION Wideangle: Twitter failed to moderate self-harm content
According to a new report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), a growing number of posts relating to self-harm have started appearing on Twitter. The numbers are up by 500% since October of last year.
August Mon, 2022
REPORT: Online Communities of Adolescents and Young Adults Celebrating, Glorifying, and Encouraging Self-Harm and Suicide are Growing Rapidly on Twitter
The NCRI has identified a number of rapidly growing, and in some cases overlapping, Twitter communities dedicated to the glorification of eating disorders, mass shootings, and more.
August Fri, 2022
Hindus, hate and hashtags
Vishva Samani meets young Hindus in the diaspora who believe their faith is being misunderstood and who speak out against what they say is ‘Hinduphobia’. While some academics claim the term is used to silence dissent, online hate directed towards the Hindu community has increased.
July Sat, 2022
WION Wideangle: Hinduphobia: on the rise?
U.S. Report: Sharp rise in Anti-Hindu Sentiment on social media What are the key findings? Why is Big Tech failing to curb religious hatred? Why is Hinduphobia on the rise?