How girls and boys adjust to leaving risky neighborhoods
2011 study in the American Journal of Sociology on gender differences and outcomes of housing relocations.
Criminal Justice
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
Expert Commentary
Gasoline prices and their relationship to drunk-driving crashes
2011 study for the Transportation Research Board on link between fuel prices and alcohol-related car accidents.
Expert Commentary
Raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina
2011 study by the Vera Institute of Justice on the potential benefits of treating criminals under 18 as juveniles and not as adults.
Expert Commentary
Action following a nuclear blast in a U.S. city
2007 report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on necessary steps in the aftermath of an act of nuclear terrorism in a U.S. city.
Expert Commentary
Effects of nuclear conflicts and acts of nuclear terrorism
2006 study by the University of Colorado, Rutgers and UCLA on the likely effects of a nuclear explosion in a densely populated city.
Expert Commentary
Firearm ownership and homicide across the United States
2002 study published in the American Journal of Public Health on the relationship between firearm-ownership rates and homicide rates.
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Tsunami data supports forecast, warning, research and mitigation
2008 chapter from Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami measuring the action taken on a Tsunami activity database.
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State and local immigration enforcement in the United States
2011 study by the Migration Policy Institute on the state and local enforcement of the federal 287(g) section of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act.
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Childhood self-control predicts health, wealth and public safety
2010 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the relationship between childhood self-control and its consequences later in life.
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Disparities faced by boys and men of color in California
2009 RAND Corporation study on the disparities between Latino and African-American males and their white counterparts in California.
Expert Commentary