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Politics & Government

The changing relationship of Congress and the federal judiciary: Research brief

by Scholars Strategy Network | May 21, 2014

2014 research brief on what members of the House of Representatives have had to say about judges and the judiciary in recent years, by Bruce Peabody, Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Economics, Environment, Politics & Government

Covering bicycling and bike infrastructure: New data and angles

by Leighton Walter Kille | May 21, 2014

2014 review of research on cycling and 10 ideas for reporting on your community, whether it has a well-established cycling culture or there’s a long road ahead.

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Education

Youth bullying trends in the United States: Research and data

by Justin Feldman | May 19, 2014

2014 study published in the American Journal of Public Health showing a general decrease in bullying in recent years — but an increase in the number of students carrying weapons.

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One dollar bill
Criminal Justice, Economics, Politics & Government

The impact of public officials’ corruption on the size and allocation of U.S. state spending

by Leighton Walter Kille | May 16, 2014

2014 study in Public Administration Review examining the impact of public officials’ corruption on states’ expenditures, borrowing, salaries, and more.

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Retired couple (iStock)
Economics, Politics & Government

State and local government finance: The new fiscal ice age

by Leighton Walter Kille | May 14, 2014

2014 study in Annual Review of Political Science looking at the impact of the Great Recession and demographic shifts on state and local finance.

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Courtroom (ca5.uscourts.gov)
Criminal Justice

Public defenders, attorney quality and trial outcomes: Research on legal representation

by John Wihbey | May 14, 2014

2014 study in the American Law and Economics Review suggesting that poor defendants with assigned counsel often receive diminished outcomes.

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Criminal Justice

Why crimes aren’t reported: The role of emotional distress and perceptions of police response

by Scholars Strategy Network | May 13, 2014

2014 research brief on the role of negative emotionality in the reporting of crimes, by Chad Posick and Michael Singleton, Georgia Southern University and the Scholars Strategy Network.

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Books and tablet on a classroom desk
Economics, Education, Politics & Government

Local government responses to fiscal stress: Evidence from the public education sector

by Leighton Walter Kille | May 7, 2014

2014 study in Public Administration Review on how K–12 public education fared during the recession to better understand the choices made by school districts

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Tennessee school, 1956 (Library of Congress)
Economics, Education, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

School resegregation, race and America’s future: Recent research

by John Wihbey | May 5, 2014

2013 review of studies that shed light on school segregation and demographic change more than a half-century after Brown vs. the Board of Education.

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Heart surgery (nih.gov)
Health

How best to encourage organ donation: Research brief

by Scholars Strategy Network | May 2, 2014

2014 research brief on the growing gap between demand and supply of transplantable kidneys and possible policy responses, by Philip J. Cook and Kimberly D. Krawiec of Duke University.

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