Judges: Does race affect how often rulings are reversed?
2015 study examines whether cases authored by black federal district judges are overturned on appeal more often than those from white judges and the reasons such disparities might exist.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
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Domestic violence and abusive relationships: Research review
Research review of data and studies relating to intimate partner violence and abusive relationships.
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Why are so many people in U.S. prisons? Key findings from the National Research Council
2014 report from the U.S. National Research Council presenting key data, findings and recommendations about the country’s prison and criminal justice systems.
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Internet harassment and online threats targeting women: Research review
2015 review of studies and papers on issues relating to gender and online sexual harassment, as well as hate speech and threats targeting women and girls.
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Hate crimes and research questions: Examining racial, ethnic and religious bias
2015 review of research and data that speak to issues of hate crimes motivated by bias, with a focus on definitional issues in the United States and patterns abroad.
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Corruption, sports and FIFA: Research roundup
2015 roundup of research and analyses on corruption in sports, with a focus on soccer and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
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Estimating firearms trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border
2014 study published in Journal of Economic Geography using data on dealers with Federal Firearms Licenses to sell small arms (FFLs) to understand the flow of arms across America’s southern border.
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What children experience when mothers, fathers or both parents are incarcerated: Research brief
2015 research brief on the experiences of boys and girls who have had incarcerated parents compared to those who had not, by Allison Dwyer Emory of Cornell University.
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Civil damage awards, courts and news media power: Reviewing research on judiciary dynamics
2015 study in the American Law and Economics Review examining the relationship between the intensity of media coverage in courts and the monetary awards of cases in the state systems.
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Boston Marathon bombing: Lessons learned through research
One year after the Boston Marathon bombing, we round up a selection of research-based papers and reports that, cumulatively, help consolidate the “lessons learned.”
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