White supremacy: Research on cyber-racism and domestic terrorism
This updated collection of research aims to help journalists better understand and ask more probing questions about white supremacy and far-right organizations.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
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Economic research resurfaces debate about the link between legalized abortion and crime reduction
An influential study finds that legalized abortion following Roe v. Wade accounts for a large portion of the decline in U.S. crime rates since the 1990s. But some economists are not convinced.
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How they did it: Nashville Public Radio and ProPublica reveal a juvenile justice system in Tennessee that illegally jailed kids
Reporters Meribah Knight and Ken Armstrong explain how they pulled back the veil on the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, where children were jailed in a staggering 48% of cases, nearly tenfold the state average. Plus, 7 tips for journalists.
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Republicans and Democrats differ drastically in their assessment of female judges, minority judges, research finds
Two experiments reveal that Democrats tend to see female and minority judges as less biased than white male judges. Republicans often hold the opposite view.
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When companies barely meet or beat earnings forecasts, watch out for wage theft
Recent research provides an important tipoff on the relationship between wage theft and pressure on firms to financially perform.
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McGirt v. Oklahoma: The ongoing importance of a landmark tribal sovereignty case
A year ago, the Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma cannot pursue cases against American Indians for crimes allegedly committed on tribal land. We explore that decision, as well as recent legal analysis on what the McGirt case means for criminal and civil jurisdiction.
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What’s tribal sovereignty and what does it mean for Native Americans?
This short explainer provides an introduction to tribal sovereignty and its importance to tribal nations and the daily lives of Native Americans in the U.S.
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‘Defund the police’: What it means and what the research says on whether more police presence reduces crime
We explore what “defund the police” means to criminologists, activists and legal scholars, recent research and what the future of policing in America might look like.
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9 tips for effective collaborations between journalists and academic researchers
Want to get a researcher-reporter partnership off the ground? Check out these tips based on years of collaboration between reporter Rachel Dissell and sociologist Rachel Lovell.
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How they did it: A reporter-researcher partnership deepens public understanding of untested rape kits in Cleveland
An informal, collaborative partnership between reporter Rachel Dissell and sociologist Rachel Lovell reveals not just how, but why so many rape kits went untested in Cleveland.
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