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Justice Department vs. Associated Press: Perspectives on a First Amendment fight
2013 aggregation of documents and background perspectives on the emerging controversy over the Justice Department’s decision to review phone records of Associated Press reporters.
How Should Inmates Be Released from Prison? An Assessment of Parole Versus Fixed Sentence Regimes
2013 study from Columbia University demonstrating the importance of parole boards and their effectiveness in reducing recidivism.
Workplace Violence in America: Frequency and Effects
2013 review of several studies and reports that provide data and insight into the issue of U.S. workplace violence.
The Dynamics of Immigration Opinion in the United States, 1992-2012
2013 study in Public Opinion Quarterly showing trends in public sentiment over time with regard to immigration.
Stereotypes of Muslims and Support for the War on Terror
2013 study from George Washington University noting that stereotypes against Muslims and Muslim-Americans persist and examining the nature of these general attitudes.
The contested field of violent video games: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly studies that examine possible positive and negative outcomes of violent video game play.
Mass murder, shooting sprees and rampage violence: Research roundup
Literature review of studies relating to various aspects of mass shooting/murder incidents in the United States and abroad.
Female Victims of Sexual Violence, 1994-2010
2013 report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics on the demographics of both victims and offenders of sexual violence over time.
Laws and Policies that Attempt to Reduce Firearm Violence: Research Review and Meta-Analysis
2013 review of relevant research on guns in the United States. Featuring detailed findings from a 2012 study from Arizona State University, Phoenix, and the University of Cincinnati published in Crime and Delinquency on the effectiveness of U.S. gun violence reduction policies.
2013 study in Injury Prevention evaluating the relationship between the strength of state gun laws and criminal offenders’ acquisition of firearms.
Crime, House Prices and Inequality: Examining Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas
2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on how increased policing in Brazil’s favelas can lead to economic benefits and decreased inequality.
Economic Impact of Local Immigration Regulation: An Empirical Analysis
2010 study from Baylor University and Texas Wesleyan School of Law on the economic consequences involved in enforcing immigration laws.
Go Where the Money Is: Modeling Street Robbers’ Location Choices
2012 study in the Journal of Economic Geography on how street robberies cluster in certain areas, and why.
Shootings and mass violence in schools: Research roundup
Literature review of studies relating to various aspects of mass shooting/murder incidents in United States schools.
Rates of Homicide During the First Episode of Psychosis and a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2010 study from the University of Sydney and St. Vincent’s Hospital (Darlinghurst, Australia) published in Schizophrenic Bulletin on the link between homicidal behavior and early untreated schizophrenia.
Homicide as Infectious Disease: Using Public Health Methods to Investigate the Diffusion of Homicide
2012 study from Michigan State University published in Justice Quarterly on the diffusion of homicide clusters in a low-income city.
Immigration Offenders in the Federal Justice System
2012 report from the Department of Justice on the rate and nature of federal immigration violations.
Incidence of Serious Injuries Due to Physical Abuse in the United States: 1997 to 2009
2012 in Pediatrics on a rise in the incidence of serious child abuse cases in the United States.
Impact of Immigration on Anti-Hispanic Hate Crime in the United States
2011 study in the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice on higher levels of hate crimes in places of increased immigration.
Why Do (Some) City Police Departments Enforce Federal Immigration Law?
2012 study in Journal of Public Administration Research about variation in local enforcement of immigration laws.
Do Judges Vary in their Treatment of Race?
2012 paper from the University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago and Harvard University on defendant race and unequal sentencing decisions.
Violent crime in the developing world: Research roundup
2012 review of research studies on violent and transnational crime and its broader social impacts in the developing world.
Reassessing the Association between Gun Availability and Homicide Rates at the Cross-National Level
2011 study in the American Journal of Criminal Justice comparing gun availability and homicide rates across nations.
Persistent Cannabis Users Show Neuropsychological Decline from Childhood to Midlife
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the potential relationship between the long-term use of marijuana and declines in IQ scores.
Pew Report: The High Cost, Low Return of Longer Prison Terms
2012 Pew Center on the States report on the U.S. incarceration rates, strategies and costs from 1990 to 2009.
Does Strengthening Self-Defense Law Deter Crime or Escalate Violence? Evidence from Castle Doctrine
2012 paper from Texas A&M on how “stand your ground” laws affect rates of violence in states.
Juvenile Arrest and Collateral Educational Damage in the Transition to Adulthood
2012 study from the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University on the impact of an arrest on a teen’s educational trajectory.
Enforcement and Public Corruption: Evidence from U.S. States
2010 study from Harvard and the University of Copenhagen about the relationship between rates of public corruption and available legal resources.
Isolated Capital Cities, Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from U.S. States
2012 paper from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government about the dynamics of transparency and the geographical location of state capitals.
Intimate Partner Violence and Urban Female Adolescents
2009 study in Maternal and Child Health Journal on high rates of domestic violence against urban female teens.
Impact of Jury Race in Criminal Trials
2012 study by Duke University published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics on the racial competition of a jury and criminal court outcomes.
Witnesses in Action: The Effect of Physical Exertion on Recall and Recognition
2012 report published in Psychological Science on physical exertion and the credibility of eyewitness reports.
U.S. Justice Department: Does Neighborhood Watch Reduce Crime?
2008 Justice Department report on the effectiveness of citizen policing programs.
Contemporary Hate Crimes, Law Enforcement and the Legacy of Racial Violence
2009 paper published in the American Sociological Association on links between lynching and contemporary hate crimes.
Neighborhood Racial Context and Perceptions of Police-Based Racial Discrimination of Black Youth
2009 study in the journal Criminology on the racial makeup of neighborhoods and trends in racial profiling.
U.S. Incarceration and Correctional Population Levels: U.S. Justice Department
2011 reports from the U.S. Department of Justice with census of imprisoned and paroled persons.
Muslim-American Terrorism in the Decade Since 9/11
2012 report from the University of North Carolina on the nature and number of U.S. terrorism incidents and convictions.
Sex Trafficking: Trends, Challenges and Limitations of International Law
2011 paper in Human Rights Review on international efforts to address the problem of human trafficking.
Overview of State Anti-Bullying Legislation and Other Related Laws
2012 report from Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society on state and federal anti-bullying laws.
Confessions That Corrupt: Evidence from the DNA Exoneration Case Files
2012 report by City University of New York, The University of California-Irvine and Nova Southeastern University on how criminal confessions can taint supporting evidence.
2012 study published in Violence Against Women journal on the effectiveness of sexual-registry laws on preventing sexual assaults and aiding investigations.
Analyzing the Islamic Extremist Phenomenon in the United States: A Study of Recent Activity
Report by Rice University seeks to identify demographic trends among persons suspected of ties to Islamic extremist activity.
Federal Report: Prescription Drug Abuse, 2011
Federal government-sponsored research on prescription drug abuse by adolescents in 2010.
Department of Justice: Capital Punishment, 2010 Figures
2011 report from the U.S. Department of Justice on 2010 capital punishment statistics.
2011 study from Fordham Law School on the influences fueling prison population growth in the United States since 1980.
Inside Interrogation: The Lie, the Bluff and False Confessions
2010 study in the Journal of Law and Human Behavior on false confession rates.
Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws on Arrests of Youth and Adults
2011 paper in The American Law and Economics Review on youth curfews and crime rates.
Global Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse
2009 study in Clinical Psychology Review on global prevalence of sexual abuse.
United Nations 2011 Global Study on Homicide
2011 United Nations report on rates of homicide per capita around the world.
Length of Incarceration and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes
2011 study followed the employment opportunities of 29,560 paroled inmates who had served between 3 months and 4 years in prison for a range of violent and non-violent crimes.
U.S. State Department: International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2011
2011 report from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs on major drug-transit and drug-producing countries and current U.S. policy responses.
Antitrust, High Tech and AT&T/T-Mobile: Research roundup
Papers and reports on emerging issues relating to technology and telecommunications, monopoly, and legal intervention
Measuring Pay-per-Install: The Commoditization of Malware Distribution
2011 study by the University of California, Berkeley, and the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Software Development Technologies on the techniques of malware distributors.
Detecting Deceptive Discussions in Conference Calls
2011 paper by the Stanford Graduate School of Business on the predictive power of “deceptive language” used during corporate conference calls.
The Road Ahead: Unanalyzed Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases
2011 report by the National Institute of Justice on neglected evidence problems in sexual assault cases nationwide.
Right-wing extremism in Europe and beyond: Research roundup
2012 roundup of academic studies on right-wing extremist movements, with history and context
Combating Methamphetamine Trafficking: 2011 Federal Report
Report by Office of National Drug Control Policy on trends in “meth” use and law-enforcement efforts
U.S. Department of Justice: Police Use of Force, Tasers and Other Less-Lethal Weapons
2011 report by the National Institute of Justice on the effectiveness and safety of Tasers and other conducted energy devices
U.S. Government Accountability Office: 2011 Report on Criminal Alien Statistics
2011 report from federal oversight agency on crimes and costs involving undocumented persons.
Click Trajectories: End-to-End Analysis of the Spam Value Chain
2011 study by UC San Diego and UC Berkeley on strategy for disrupting the infrastructure on which spam advertising is based.
Survey of Youth in Residential Placement: Needs and Services
2010 report by federal agencies on background profiles and life experiences of young people in custody.
Greater Transparency in Death Penalty Decisions
Study by Pepperdine University on prosecutorial procedures and the death penalty
U.S. Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008-2010
2011 report by U.S. Department of Justice on crimes involving human smuggling, forced labor and prostitution
Facts about Sexual Violence in the United States
2009 report by University of Minnesota, U.S. Department of Justice on extent of sex crimes in America.
WHO Report on Sexual Violence Worldwide
2002 report by the World Health Organization on frequency of sexual violence globally.
How Girls and Boys Adjust to Leaving Risky Neighborhoods
Study in the American Journal of Sociology on gender differences and outcomes of housing relocations
Gasoline Prices and their Relationship to Drunk-Driving Crashes
2011 study for the Transportation Research Board on link between fuel prices and alcohol-related car accidents
Raising the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction in North Carolina
2011 study by the Vera Institute of Justice on the potential benefits of treating criminals under 18 as juveniles and not as adults
Firearm Ownership and Homicide Across the U.S.
2002 study published in the American Journal of Public Health on the relationship between firearm-ownership rates and homicide rates
State and Local Immigration Enforcement
2011 study by the Migration Policy Institute on the state and local enforcement of the federal 287(g) section of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act.
Childhood Self-control Predicts Health, Wealth and Public Safety
2010 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the relationship between childhood self-control and its consequences later in life
Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California
2009 RAND Corporation study on the disparities between Latino and African-American males and their white counterparts.
Mental Health Treatment and Criminal Justice Outcomes
Paper by the Harvard Medical School examining whether treating children and adults with mental health illnesses could reduce crime.
School Crime Control and Prevention
2009 Duke University and the University of Maryland study looking at school characteristics that influence the level of crime.
What Cost-of-Crime Research Can Tell Us About Investing in Police
2010 RAND Corporation paper on the estimates of the cost of crime and the effectiveness of police force in combating it.
Does Incarceration-based Drug Treatment Reduce Recidivism?
2007 paper on the effectiveness of incarceration-based drug treatment in reducing drug relapse and recidivism.
Neighborhood Violence and Urban Youth
2009 National Bureau of Economic Research paper on the relationship between early exposure to violence and later problems such as substance abuse and delinquency
Hot Spots Policing and Crime Prevention: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
2005 Harvard University study on the effectiveness of "hot spot" policing strategies
Education Reduces Crime: Three-state Recidivism Study
2006 metastudy on the effect of prison education programs on recidivism and post-incarceration employment rates.
Public Area CCTV and Crime Prevention
2009 meta-analysis of studies on the effectiveness of surveillance cameras against crime
