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Criminal Justice

Number of U.S. felons tripled in three decades

David Trilling | December 1, 2017
One-third of African American men have been convicted of a felony, according to data recently published in Demography. For white men, the figure is less than half that.
A synagogue burned during Kristallnacht in Ober-Ramstadt, Germany, 1938 (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Human Rights

Anti-Semitism continues to hurt German pocketbooks

David Trilling | September 22, 2017
Jews have long been associated with finance and banking. Today, people in areas of Germany that historically experienced the highest levels of anti-Semitism are economically worse off, new research shows.
(U.S. Marines train Georgian soldiers outside Tbilisi. Photo: David Trilling)
Security, Military

U.S.-trained militaries more likely to overthrow their governments

David Trilling | August 30, 2017
The American military trains officers from around the world. Back at home, they are nearly twice as likely to attempt a coup than officers who do not receive U.S. training.
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Conflicts

Muslims in Europe: Considering anger among immigrants’ children

David Trilling | July 26, 2017
A new paper examines “victimization by proxy” and finds European-born Muslims more likely than their immigrant parents to endorse radical ideology or violence.
A memorial for Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya
News Media

A journalist’s murder may foreshadow political repression

David Trilling | April 30, 2017
Journalists are often an irritant to governments and people with power. When they are killed, political repression is likely to follow, says a new paper.
The Sofa, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (MetMuseum.org)
Criminal Justice

Holland’s legal prostitution zones reduce rape: New research

David Trilling | March 1, 2017
Dutch cities that regulate prostitution in dedicated areas see a dramatic decline in rapes and sexual assaults, a new study finds.
Does torture work? The research says, “No”
Security, Military

Does torture work? The research says, “No”

Journalist's Resource | January 26, 2017
As the Trump administration considers torturing suspected militants, the question of whether it helps elicit information or discourage insurgents is again important to policymakers, journalists, scholars and the public.
Business

Conflict minerals and firms’ ignorance over their supply chains

David Trilling | September 15, 2016
2016 study in the Academy of Management Journal that looks at how companies struggle, even when required by federal law, to account for the “conflict minerals” they use in their products.
Public Health

Abortion services and modern contraceptives: Do women in Nepal use them interchangeably?

Lauren Leatherby | August 15, 2016
2016 study published in Demography that looks at whether women in Nepal use abortion and modern contraceptives interchangeably.
Human Rights

Human rights prosecutions in Latin America: National courts and the fight against amnesty laws

Kristina Mastropasqua | July 30, 2016
2015 article in which law professor Naomi Roht-Arriaza analyzes the efforts of Latin American courts to challenge amnesty laws and prosecute human rights violations.

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