Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
2013 review of casualty and wounded statistics relating to the post-9/11 conflicts; also included are monetary cost estimates for total operations and veterans care.
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2011 study in the American Journal of Criminal Justice comparing gun availability and homicide rates across nations.
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2013 review of scholarship and think tank reports that provide key insights into Somali terror group Al-Shabab’s history, funding and internal politics.
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2013 study in Oxford Economic Papers on the impact of terrorism on international investment and the potential offsetting effect of foreign aid.
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2013 review of recent research on U.S. war veterans and emerging problems they face with reintegration into society.
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2011 article in International Security on distinctions between Muslim foreign fighters and terrorists, and related policy implications.
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2013 review of research papers relevant to any potential intervention in the Syrian conflict, with particular emphasis on the notion of “responsibility to protect.”
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2013 study published in American Law and Economics Review on the effectiveness and operational mechanisms of community prosecution approaches.
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2011 study by UCLA published in the American Journal of Political Science on how the American public judges presidential decision-making on foreign crises.
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2013 review of studies that look at the effects of marijuana use on cognitive functioning, as the federal policy debate over legalization continues to grow.
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