The road ahead: Unanalyzed evidence in sexual assault cases
2011 report by the National Institute of Justice on neglected evidence problems in sexual assault cases nationwide.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
Expert Commentary
The frequency of wars
2011 study by the University of Warwick and Humboldt University on the rate of global conflict over the past 130 years
Expert Commentary
U.S. Defense Science Board: Counterinsurgency, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations
Report by the U.S. Defense Science Board on emerging strategy to combat violent insurgents and stabilize societies
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Combating methamphetamine trafficking: 2011 Federal report
Report by Office of National Drug Control Policy on trends in “meth” use and law-enforcement efforts.
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U.S. Government Accountability Office: 2011 report on criminal alien statistics
2011 GAO report on criminal activity by undocumented immigrants, their nationality and the estimated costs of such criminality to the United States.
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Click trajectories: End-to-end analysis of the spam value chain
2011 study by UC San Diego and UC Berkeley on strategy for disrupting the infrastructure on which spam advertising is based.
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Survey of youth in residential placement: Needs and services
2010 report by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and U.S. Department of Justice on the life experiences of young people in custody.
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Greater transparency in death penalty decisions
2010 study by Pepperdine University School of Law published in Temple Law Review on prosecutorial procedures and the death penalty.
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Effects of soldiers’ deployment on children’s academic performance and behavioral health
2011 study by the RAND Corporation on the educational and health effects of parents’ deployment on their children.
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U.S. human trafficking incidents, 2008-2010
2011 report by U.S. Department of Justice on crimes involving human smuggling, forced labor and prostitution.
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