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Environment, Politics & Government

Global fisheries: Benefits, trade-offs of alternative approaches to recovering depleted fisheries

by John Wihbey | May 17, 2016

2016 study published in PNAS that looks at the benefits and drawbacks of alternative approaches to recovering depleted fisheries worldwide.

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Economics, Education, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Single-sex restrooms and transgender individuals: A roundup of research

by Denise-Marie Ordway | May 12, 2016

2016 collection of research and reports aimed at helping journalists write about the public policy debate surrounding transgender individuals and bathroom access.

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Media, Politics & Government

Role of party nominating conventions in the presidential election cycle: Research roundup

by John Wihbey | May 10, 2016

2016 roundup of research focusing on the role of party nominating conventions in the presidential election cycle.

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Criminal Justice, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Should rape kit testing be prioritized by victim-offender relationship?

by The Journalist's Resource | May 6, 2016

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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Economics, Race & Gender

Welfare reform and unemployment among young, low-skilled men

by Lauren Leatherby | May 6, 2016

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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Criminal Justice

The online gun market: A legal analysis of impacts on gun control

by Uzra Khan | May 5, 2016

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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Politics & Government

U.S.-Mexico border enforcement: Has it been effective?

by The Journalist's Resource | April 29, 2016

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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Economics

Reducing juvenile crime and dropout rates: Field experiments in Chicago

by Stefanie Knoll | April 28, 2016

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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Economics, Education, Health

Do abstinence pledges prevent teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases? New research

by Denise-Marie Ordway | April 28, 2016

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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Education, Politics & Government

Public information, public engagement in government regulation-making processes

by Lauren Leatherby | April 25, 2016

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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