Violent crime in the United States: Youth, minorities and public awareness
2013 review of key government reports and surveys that provide perspective on trends in various violent crime rates, with a focus on youth and racial groups.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
Expert Commentary
Hot spots policing and crime prevention strategies: Ongoing research
2013 review of scholarship on new policing programs to reduce crime and their outcomes. Also discussed are data analytics and “predictive policing.”
Expert Commentary
Brand-specific consumption of alcohol among underage youth in the United States
2013 study from Boston University and Johns Hopkins providing the first available national estimates of youth alcohol brand preference.
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Ethnic profiling in airport screening: Lessons from Israel, 1968-2010
2012 study in the American Law and Economics Review on how certain airport security procedures are the key variable in producing feelings of discrimination and ill-will, and how this might be mitigated.
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Can wages buy honesty? The relationship between relative wages and employee theft
2012 study from the University of Illinois and Harvard Business School on how higher wages can reduce incidences of theft in the workplace.
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DNA evidence, forensic science and confessions that corrupt
2013 research review of DNA-related research, with a focus on a 2012 study by City University of New York, University of California-Irvine and Nova Southeastern University.
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Crime in immigrant neighborhoods: Evidence from New York City
2012 study from Columbia and Simon Fraser University on the relationship between crime rates and immigration status, poverty, employment and education.
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Justice Department vs. AP: Perspectives on a First Amendment fight
2013 aggregation of documents on the emerging controversy over the Justice Department’s decision to review phone records of Associated Press reporters.
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How should inmates be released from prison? Parole versus fixed-sentence regimes
2013 study from Columbia University demonstrating the importance of parole boards and their effectiveness in reducing recidivism.
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Workplace violence in America: Frequency and effects
2013 research review on U.S. workplace violence. Data sources include the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
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