Role of party nominating conventions in the presidential election cycle: Research roundup
2016 roundup of research focusing on the role of party nominating conventions in the presidential election cycle.
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Should rape kit testing be prioritized by victim-offender relationship?
A 2016 study in Criminology & Public Policy that looks at older, untested rape kits to gauge their usefulness to criminal justice authorities.
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Welfare reform and unemployment among young, low-skilled men
2016 study published in Demography that looks at how welfare reform policies aimed at getting more single mothers into the workforce affected employment among young men.
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The online gun market: A legal analysis of impacts on gun control
A 2014 study published in the John Marshall Journal of Information Technology and Privacy Law looks at the loosely-regulated internet gun market and its impact on gun control.
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U.S.-Mexico border enforcement: Has it been effective?
A 2016 study from Princeton, published in The American Journal of Sociology, aims to show that U.S. border enforcement has not been effective in stemming the tide of illegal immigration.
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Reducing juvenile crime and dropout rates: Field experiments in Chicago
A 2015 National Bureau of Economic Research study assesses two Chicago programs aimed at reducing delinquency and high school dropout rates among teens.
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Do abstinence pledges prevent teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases? New research
2016 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family that looks at whether girls and young women who take abstinence pledges are less likely to become pregnant, acquire STDs.
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Public information, public engagement in government regulation-making processes
2016 study published in the Review of Policy Research that examines the role the public plays in forming regulations on environmental policy issues in five states.
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Latin America: The link between high crime and public trust
2016 working paper for the Inter-American Development Bank that looks at how crime in Latin America affects the public’s trust in public institutions such as police agencies and in private networks.
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Is praise or money more effective at prompting students to complete after-school tutoring sessions?
2016 research brief from Scholars Strategy Network that looks at whether praise or money is a more effective tool for encouraging adolescents to complete after-school tutoring sessions.
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