How judges understand, try to address racial disparities in the criminal court process
2016 study in Criminology that seeks to understand how judges’ decision-making processes may cause or support racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
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2016 study in Criminology that seeks to understand how judges’ decision-making processes may cause or support racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
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A 2016 study in Criminology & Public Policy that looks at older, untested rape kits to gauge their usefulness to criminal justice authorities.
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A 2014 study published in the John Marshall Journal of Information Technology and Privacy Law looks at the loosely-regulated internet gun market and its impact on gun control.
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2016 working paper for the Inter-American Development Bank that looks at how crime in Latin America affects the public’s trust in public institutions such as police agencies and in private networks.
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A Columbia researcher’s study that examines the roots of anti-Americanism in the Middle East and greater Muslim world to determine whether it is policy-based or extends to all things American.
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A 2015 study published in Behavioral Sciences and the Law examines the relationship between psychological “identification” and acts of targeted violence, including school shootings and terrorism
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2016 study published in Criminology that looks at the characteristics of juvenile offenders who stopped committing crimes.
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2016 research brief from the Scholars Strategy Network that examines the types of crime that occurs in areas hit by disasters such as earthquakes, significant fires or hurricanes.
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2016 study from researchers at Florida State University that examines whether joblessness affects the commission of serious property crime, specifically robbery and burglary.
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2016 study published in Criminology that explores changes in the age distribution of prisoners during the U.S. prison boom that began in the late 20th century.
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