Research reveals link between high pollen counts and low crime rates
New research reveals something unexpected about allergies: U.S. cities experiencing unusually high pollen counts also experience lower rates of reported violent crime.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
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Can ‘red flag’ laws curb gun violence? Here’s what the research says.
There is research showing red flag laws may be effective in preventing suicides, but there appears to be minimal research associating red flag laws with reducing mass shootings.
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How journalists cover mass shootings: Research to consider
We’ve gathered research that examines how journalists cover mass shootings, including how they portray shooters of different races, religious backgrounds.
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Black men 2.5 times more likely than white men to be killed by police, new research estimates
Research finds a black man in the U.S. has a 1 in 1,000 chance of being killed by police during his lifetime — 2.5 times the odds for a white man. This contextual data can gird stories about people killed by police.
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10 tips for covering white supremacy and far-right extremists
Two experts offer journalists tips to help them better understand and cover white supremacists and other far-right extremists.
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7 tips for covering the 2020 US census
Two experts — a university researcher and a former Census Bureau director — point out weaknesses in news coverage of the U.S. census and how journalists can do a better job covering the once-every-10-years population count.
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Too busy to read the Mueller report? Tom Patterson has abridged it for you
Knowing most people haven’t made time to read all 448 pages of the Mueller report, Harvard’s Tom Patterson has created an abridged version.
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Inside the economics of illegal drugs, from cryptocurrencies to Major League Baseball
Money and illegal drugs are inextricable. This roundup brings together recent research exploring the wide-ranging relationship between economics and drugs.
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Cocaine use is on the rise: Research highlights troubling trends
National rates of cocaine use have climbed in recent years, and the ubiquity of the highly potent synthetic opioid fentanyl has made the resurgence particularly deadly. We’ve summarized some of the latest research.
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6 tips for reporting on gun policy and gun violence
“There’s some basic stuff about the laws that I think is misunderstood,” Jon Vernick, professor at JHU’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, said.
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