Pew report: The high cost, low return of longer prison terms
2012 Pew Center on the States report on incarceration rates in the United States, strategies and costs they impose, from 1990 to 2009.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
2012 Pew Center on the States report on incarceration rates in the United States, strategies and costs they impose, from 1990 to 2009.
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2012 review of relevant studies, reports and media resources relating to voter disenfranchisement, fraud and other issues.
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2012 report by the CRS summarizing the proposed immigration reforms on permanent residency status for unauthorized alien students in the United States.
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2012 study from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in American Political Research on the impact of conventions on opinions of the nominees.
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2012 roundup of studies on urban poverty and its impact on health, work and well-being, including education, crime levels and access to food.
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2010 study from the University of California, Irvine, on the average effect a vice presidential candidate has on the electorate.
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2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill surveying the disadvantages of rural students and examining the relationship between income and education.
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2012 study from the U.S. Forest Service and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry on the change in trees and greenery in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas.
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2012 study by the United States Institute of Peace on the role of Twitter in the Arab Spring uprisings, including those in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt.
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2012 study from the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication on women, blogging and feelings of empowerment.
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