Impact of jury race and selection on verdicts in criminal trials
2012 study by Duke University published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics on the racial composition of a jury and criminal court outcomes.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
Expert Commentary
Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army: U.S. response
2012 report by the Congressional Research Service on the current status of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa and U.S. deployment to that region.
Expert Commentary
Witnesses in action: The effect of physical exertion on recall and recognition
2012 report published in Psychological Science on physical exertion and the credibility of eyewitness reports.
Expert Commentary
U.S. Justice Department: Does Neighborhood Watch reduce crime?
2008 U.S. Justice Department meta-analysis reviewing the results of 18 research projects and studies on the relationship between crime reduction and citizen policing programs.
Expert Commentary
Contemporary hate crimes, law enforcement and the legacy of racial violence
2009 paper published in the American Sociological Association on links between historical lynching and contemporary hate crimes.
Expert Commentary
Neighborhood racial context and perceptions of police-based discrimination
2009 study in the journal Criminology on the racial makeup of neighborhoods and trends in racial profiling.
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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.
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U.S. incarceration and correctional population levels: U.S. Justice Department
2011 reports from the U.S. Department of Justice with census of imprisoned and paroled persons.
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Muslim-American terrorism in the decade since 9/11
2012 report from the University of North Carolina on the nature and number of U.S. terrorism incidents and convictions.
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Sex trafficking: Trends, challenges and limitations of international law
2011 paper in Human Rights Review on international efforts to address the problem of human trafficking.
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