Do body cameras change how police interact with the public?
2015 study published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology that examines how body cameras influence the behavior of police officers during encounters with the public.
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Drowsy driving and car crashes: How night-shift work contributes to traffic dangers
2016 study published in PNAS that looks at the impact of night-shift work on measures of drowsiness, driving performance and risk for motor vehicle crashes.
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Gun violence, mental illness and firearms background checks: Research and insights
2016 collection of research that offers insight on the link between gun violence and mental illness and the effectiveness of laws that ban certain people from buying firearms.
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The evolving relationship between social media and news: Three 2016 charts for perspective
Synthesis of several 2016 research reports on news and social media, highlighting key graphics that show the evolution in this space.
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Animal poaching: How tracking technology could help prevent wildlife crime, extinctions
2016 study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology that looks at how new tracking technology could help prevent animal poaching and international trade involving illegal wildlife parts.
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Alligator fatal attacks and encounters with humans: Historical data and research
2005 report in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine that looks at the prevalence and characteristics of alligator attacks on humans in the U.S. from 1948 to 2004.
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Reporting on health risk in medical studies, pharmaceutical trials: Tips from The Poynter Institute
2016 tip sheet from The Poynter Institute that explains how to report on changes in risk as it relates to health and medical studies and pharmaceutical trials.
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Gender quotas: Do they increase the number of women in politics, party leadership positions?
2016 study in the American Political Science Review that examines how gender quotas influence women’s selection to and ability to maintain top political posts.
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Orlando gay nightclub shooting: Resources, research for journalists
2016 collection of academic research, statistical data and other resources to help journalists who are covering the Orlando nightclub shooting from various angles.
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Migration, immigration and demographic science: Longer-term perspectives
2016 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that provides one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of the many fluid dimensions of population movement across societies.
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