Social media and participation in political protest: Observations from Tahrir Square
2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on the effects of social networks in the 2011 uprising in Egypt.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on the effects of social networks in the 2011 uprising in Egypt.
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2011 reports from the U.S. Department of Justice with census of imprisoned and paroled persons.
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2012 report from the University of North Carolina on the nature and number of U.S. terrorism incidents and convictions.
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2011 paper in Human Rights Review on international efforts to address the problem of human trafficking.
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2012 report from Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society on current laws as well as definitions of bullying, prevention strategies, and educational, social and legal responses.
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2011 study by the Georgia State and San Diego State on the psychological costs associated with PTSD in service members returning from the post-9/11 conflicts.
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2012 United Nations panel report on human rights violations by the Syrian government and military.
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A 2012 metastudy published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on risks associated with large public events such as stress-related cardiac episodes, heatstroke and stampedes.
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2012 study published in Violence Against Women journal on the effectiveness of sexual-registry laws on preventing sexual assaults and aiding investigations.
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2011 report by Rice University seeks to identify demographic trends among persons suspected of ties to Islamic extremist activity.
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