Violence in schools: Research findings on underlying dynamics, response and prevention
2014 literature review of academic studies relating to various aspects of mass shooting and murder incidents in United States schools.
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First-time juvenile offenders, probation and recidivism: Evidence from Los Angeles
2014 study in Social Work Research on the varying rates of re-offending based on the punishment given to youths for criminal behavior.
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How low-income Americans understand the earned income tax credit: Research brief
2014 research brief on the choices of EITC recipients on marriage, childbearing and taxes, by Laura M. Tach of Cornell University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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Research findings on women, business leadership and the “Lehman sisters” hypothesis
2014 review of scholarship in Cambridge Journal of Economics on whether or not having more women in leadership roles can help eliminate risky firm behavior.
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America’s rental housing: Evolving markets and needs
2013 study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University examining rentals in the United States, including demographics, costs and public-policy challenges.
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Pay-for-performance, merit pay, bonuses and worker productivity: Research roundup
2014 selection of research on the impact of wage levels and gifts on employee morale and productivity, both of affected workers and others.
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The justice cascade: Origins and effectiveness of prosecutions of human rights violations
2013 paper in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science analyzing new data to present a cross-national view of the trends in human rights prosecutions.
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Mass shootings, U.S. data and Fort Hood: Relevant research
2013 roundup of relevant data, reports, studies that can help contextualize the Washington Navy Yard shooting incident.
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America’s prison system and its relationship to civic trust and democracy: Research brief
2014 research brief from the University of Minnesota outlining new scholarly findings about the U.S. prison systems and its consequences.
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U.S. DOT: Status of America’s highways, bridges and transit
2014 report by the United States Department of Transportation on the current state of the nation’s transportation system and its anticipated future needs.
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