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Hamburg Proposes Nationwide Collaboration to Mitigate Risks of Violence by Mentally Ill Individuals
Following recent violent attacks in Germany linked to individuals with mental illnesses, Hamburg proposes a nationwide collaboration to improve inter-agency coordination, early risk detection, and post-hospitalization care, including mandatory medication adherence, aiming to minimize future risks.
Hamburg Proposes Nationwide Collaboration to Mitigate Risks of Violence by Mentally Ill Individuals
Following recent violent attacks in Germany linked to individuals with mental illnesses, Hamburg proposes a nationwide collaboration to improve inter-agency coordination, early risk detection, and post-hospitalization care, including mandatory medication adherence, aiming to minimize future risks.
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60% Bias Score
Pre-Crime Behavioral Indicators: Improving Threat Assessment and Prevention
Psychologist Rebecca Bondü discusses "leaking", pre-crime behavioral indicators, using the Bielefeld and Magdeburg cases to illustrate how recognizing such signals—like expressed violent intentions—can improve threat assessment and prevention, despite challenges in data sharing and public awareness.
Pre-Crime Behavioral Indicators: Improving Threat Assessment and Prevention
Psychologist Rebecca Bondü discusses "leaking", pre-crime behavioral indicators, using the Bielefeld and Magdeburg cases to illustrate how recognizing such signals—like expressed violent intentions—can improve threat assessment and prevention, despite challenges in data sharing and public awareness.
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20% Bias Score
Mental Healthcare System Failures in Fatal Bondi Junction Stabbing
Joel Cauchi, a 2024 Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing attacker who killed six, had stopped taking antipsychotic medication in 2018 despite his mother's pleas for help and his own anxieties about relapsing; his father's rejection of medication and the inability to mandate treatment under Australian l...
Mental Healthcare System Failures in Fatal Bondi Junction Stabbing
Joel Cauchi, a 2024 Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing attacker who killed six, had stopped taking antipsychotic medication in 2018 despite his mother's pleas for help and his own anxieties about relapsing; his father's rejection of medication and the inability to mandate treatment under Australian l...
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36% Bias Score
German Criminologist Urges Improved Amok Prevention Strategies
Criminologist Britta Bannenberg urged German politicians to de-escalate inflammatory rhetoric following recent attacks, advocating for improved police threat assessment structures and addressing the role of sensationalized media in triggering copycat violence.
German Criminologist Urges Improved Amok Prevention Strategies
Criminologist Britta Bannenberg urged German politicians to de-escalate inflammatory rhetoric following recent attacks, advocating for improved police threat assessment structures and addressing the role of sensationalized media in triggering copycat violence.
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44% Bias Score
Thuringia Issues New Directive on School Violence
Thuringia's Ministry of Education is sending a new directive to all state schools to clearly define how to handle all forms of violence, including sexualized violence, following a teachers' union survey revealing numerous incidents of violence against educators.
Thuringia Issues New Directive on School Violence
Thuringia's Ministry of Education is sending a new directive to all state schools to clearly define how to handle all forms of violence, including sexualized violence, following a teachers' union survey revealing numerous incidents of violence against educators.
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36% Bias Score
Anonymous Tip Thwarts Potential Indiana School Shooting
An anonymous tip to a hotline created after the Sandy Hook shooting led to the arrest of an 18-year-old in Indiana accused of plotting a Valentine's Day school shooting; authorities say the tipster provided screenshots of conversations, weapons, and images.
Anonymous Tip Thwarts Potential Indiana School Shooting
An anonymous tip to a hotline created after the Sandy Hook shooting led to the arrest of an 18-year-old in Indiana accused of plotting a Valentine's Day school shooting; authorities say the tipster provided screenshots of conversations, weapons, and images.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Administration Cuts $500 Million in Public Safety Grants, Jeopardizing Gun Violence Prevention
The Trump administration terminated nearly $500 million in DOJ grants to public safety organizations, impacting violence prevention programs in Oakland, Detroit, and St. Louis, causing layoffs and program cuts, and jeopardizing efforts to reduce gun violence, despite a recent decrease in violent cri...
Trump Administration Cuts $500 Million in Public Safety Grants, Jeopardizing Gun Violence Prevention
The Trump administration terminated nearly $500 million in DOJ grants to public safety organizations, impacting violence prevention programs in Oakland, Detroit, and St. Louis, causing layoffs and program cuts, and jeopardizing efforts to reduce gun violence, despite a recent decrease in violent cri...
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44% Bias Score
Chicago Partners with Community Groups to Prevent Teen Takeovers
Chicago is implementing a new strategy to prevent teen takeovers by partnering with community groups for on-site engagement and resource provision, unlike previous methods focused on law enforcement.
Chicago Partners with Community Groups to Prevent Teen Takeovers
Chicago is implementing a new strategy to prevent teen takeovers by partnering with community groups for on-site engagement and resource provision, unlike previous methods focused on law enforcement.
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44% Bias Score
Adolescence" Sparks Debate Amidst Soaring Australian Male Violence
Netflix's "Adolescence" depicts a 13-year-old murderer, sparking debate about its educational use amidst over 100 Australian female and child deaths from male violence in 2024, prompting the creation of the "Ask A Mate" app offering advice from positive male role models.
Adolescence" Sparks Debate Amidst Soaring Australian Male Violence
Netflix's "Adolescence" depicts a 13-year-old murderer, sparking debate about its educational use amidst over 100 Australian female and child deaths from male violence in 2024, prompting the creation of the "Ask A Mate" app offering advice from positive male role models.
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48% Bias Score
Mannheim Car Attack Prompts Baden-Württemberg to Consider Risk-Assessment Program
A mentally disturbed man in Mannheim, Germany, killed two people and injured several others in a car attack; Baden-Württemberg is now considering adopting North Rhine-Westphalia's 'Periskop' program, which aims to identify potentially dangerous individuals with mental health issues to prevent future...
Mannheim Car Attack Prompts Baden-Württemberg to Consider Risk-Assessment Program
A mentally disturbed man in Mannheim, Germany, killed two people and injured several others in a car attack; Baden-Württemberg is now considering adopting North Rhine-Westphalia's 'Periskop' program, which aims to identify potentially dangerous individuals with mental health issues to prevent future...
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48% Bias Score
Chicago Program Reduces Youth Violent Crime Arrests by 40%
A Chicago high school program, "Choose to Change," using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), reduced violent crime arrests among at-risk youth by nearly 40% two years post-program, according to a University of Chicago study; the program is expanding to over 4,000 students.
Chicago Program Reduces Youth Violent Crime Arrests by 40%
A Chicago high school program, "Choose to Change," using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), reduced violent crime arrests among at-risk youth by nearly 40% two years post-program, according to a University of Chicago study; the program is expanding to over 4,000 students.
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24% Bias Score
German Attacks Expose Gaps in Risk Assessment and Mental Health
Recent attacks in Germany, varying in perpetrator profiles, share the common goal of widespread harm, exposing gaps in risk assessment and highlighting the long-neglected need for improved mental health services for traumatized refugees.
German Attacks Expose Gaps in Risk Assessment and Mental Health
Recent attacks in Germany, varying in perpetrator profiles, share the common goal of widespread harm, exposing gaps in risk assessment and highlighting the long-neglected need for improved mental health services for traumatized refugees.
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28% Bias Score
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