Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
We summarize key research on child deaths in parked vehicles, including how often caregivers face criminal prosecution and why otherwise attentive parents sometimes forget infants in hot cars.
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Researchers created a new method to calculate how many people are detained at ICE facilities — and uncovered some hidden population spikes that don’t appear in ICE’s own reports.
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“In the span of about two months, the Trump administration radically expanded the 287(g) program beyond anything I have seen in the past 15 years of close study of this precise policy,” writes immigration scholar Austin Kocher.
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San Francisco Chronicle investigative reporters Jennifer Gollan and Susie Neilson share tips for building a national database from scratch, interviewing trauma survivors, negotiating with public records officials and more.
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Reporter Shoshana Walter shares tips on using confidential child welfare records and interviewing traumatized parents.
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The series, a collaboration with the San Francisco Chronicle, shows how hundreds of officers used clean-record agreements to conceal their past.
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Research, data, history and the law: Here’s what you need to know to report on felony disenfranchisement. Plus, check out the video if you missed the webinar.
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We look at what the research says about whether child access prevention laws, which are meant to keep firearms away from kids in the home, work to prevent gun violence.
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As marijuana legalization sweeps the U.S., researchers and policymakers are grappling with a growing public safety concern: marijuana-impaired driving. We explain the challenges and what the research shows.
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Knowing what a nationally representative sample is — and isn’t — will help you avoid errors in covering clinical trials, opinion polls and other research.
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