‘Fake news’ and school uniforms: Our most popular research roundups in 2018
The 10 research roundups our readers visited most often in 2018 focus on topics ranging from fake news and school uniforms to the Supreme Court and Olympic games.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
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Interviewing white-collar criminals: 6 tips from Harvard Business School’s Eugene Soltes
Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes, whose research focuses on corporate misconduct and fraud, offers tips on interviewing white-collar criminals such as Bernie Madoff from behind bars.
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Covering gun violence in America: Tips from German Lopez
Vox’s German Lopez discusses gun violence in the U.S. and what journalists can do to improve their coverage.
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Hispanic student enrollment falls when ICE partners with local law enforcement
Hispanic student enrollment fell in counties where local law enforcement agencies partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to find and remove people not authorized to be in the U.S., a new paper finds.
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Why many sexual assault survivors may not come forward for years
As the #MeToo movement has grown, one question continues to surface: Why would someone who experienced sexual assault wait years to come forward? Research shows the answer is complicated.
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How the news media portray gun owners: Research to consider
We’ve gathered research to help journalists consider how they cover a group with whom some appear to have trouble relating: gun owners and people who use firearms.
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‘Where there is more rape culture in the press, there is more rape’
Researchers have found a link between journalists’ coverage of sexual assault, the prevalence of rape in society and how seriously police take reports when victims come forward.
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Many soldiers who attempt suicide have no prior mental health diagnosis
Over one-third of a sample of American soldiers who attempted suicide did not have a prior mental health diagnosis, a new study finds.
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Study: US newspapers run more photos of school shooting suspects than victims
When U.S. newspapers cover school shootings, photos of perpetrators outnumber photos of individual victims by a ratio of 16 to 1, on average, a recent analysis shows.
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Younger veterans are more likely to be Republicans than Democrats
Contrary to popular belief, U.S. military veterans haven’t always been affiliated with the Republican Party – in fact, older veterans are more likely to be Democrats
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