Veterans, jobs, wages and unemployment issues: Research roundup
2012 research review of data, studies and trends relating to employment for U.S. veterans, who often face critically high levels of joblessness among certain segments.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
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Female victims of sexual violence, 1994-2010
2013 report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics on the demographics of both victims and offenders of sexual violence over time.
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Laws and policies that attempt to reduce firearm violence: Research review
2013 review of relevant research on guns in the United States, including a 2012 study in Crime and Delinquency on the effectiveness of U.S. gun violence reduction policies.
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Source of offenders’ firearms in states with the least stringent gun laws
2013 study in the journal Injury Prevention evaluates relationship between the strength of state gun laws and offenders’ acquisition of firearms.
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Drone strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan: The dynamics of violence between the U.S. and the Taliban
2011 study from CUNY and Germany’s Institute for the Study of Labor on the limited effects of drone aerial strikes on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan-Pakistan.
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Crime, house prices and inequality: Examining Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on how increased policing in Brazil’s favelas can lead to economic benefits and decreased inequality.
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Economic impact of local immigration regulation
2010 study from Baylor University and Texas Wesleyan School of Law on the economic consequences involved in enforcing immigration laws.
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Emerging cyber threats report, 2013
2012 report report from the Georgia Tech Information Security Center and the Georgia Tech Research Institute on the greatest cybersecurity threats.
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Improving risk assessment of violence among military veterans
2010 overview of studies in Clinical Psychology Review on risk factors for domestic violence among military veterans.
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Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill): Primer and Issues
2011 Congressional Research Service report surveying new requirements and details of the GI Bill.
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