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Data show trust in police declined among Black Chicago residents after Jacob Blake shooting
Survey data collected from Chicago, Illinois at the time of the 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake in nearby Wisconsin shows that trust in police plummeted among Black residents after the shooting. Jonathan Ben-Menachem ...
Social Sciences
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Opinion: Why some politicians crave your rage—and three ways to resist the game
The Nobel prize-winning economist Elinor Ostrom once wrote about "the danger of self-evident truths" within academic research, warning that they were often wrong, or at the very least misleading.
Social Sciences
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Opinion: Bangladesh's civil service is plagued by corruption—the country can't get back on its feet without major reform
A quota system to reserve jobs in the civil service for specific groups, including descendants of war veterans, became the Achilles heel of Bangladesh's authoritarian prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. Weeks of unrest, which ...
Political science
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Fuel shortages and bare pharmacies: What a possible war with China could look like
The intensifying great power competition between the People's Republic of China and the United States has meant the possibility of future war in the Indo-Pacific region has become a regular feature of Australia's national ...
Economics & Business
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Trump's tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year, says economist
Americans give about a half-trillion dollars a year to charity. That money helps fund services for the homeless, fight diseases, run museums and other organizations doing worthwhile activities. Some donations, such as those ...
Economics & Business
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Open-source imagery is transforming investigations of international crimes—but how do judges know if it's real?
Open-source online imagery can play a vital role in investigating and prosecuting alleged crimes—but only if courts can reliably assess its authenticity.
Social Sciences
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In India, criminal politicians increase crime, including crime against women, researcher finds
Pappu Yadav has served in India's Lok Sabha, the lower house of the country's Parliament for close to 25 years. He's faced serious criminal accusations for almost as long.
Political science
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Study: Educators say Iowa's divisive concepts law complicates teaching
Teachers and administrators in Iowa schools interviewed for a new study said that their state's 2021 law banning instruction on "divisive" concepts of race and gender stifles efforts to promote just and inclusive schools ...
Education
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Steve Biko's murder exposed deep racism in how medicine was taught and practiced in South Africa
In 1966, Steve Biko began studying medicine at the University of Natal in South Africa, the same year that the general assembly of the United Nations declared apartheid a crime against humanity. As a young man, and a leading ...
Social Sciences
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Research debunks myths about migration and return
Since the 1990s, the European Union has worked intensively with non-EU countries to discourage irregular migration and promote the return of irregular migrants. Despite years of efforts, recent research shows that migrant ...
Political science
23 hours ago
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Professor calls for national metrics to track prison violence
An article in The Criminologist, written by Nancy Rodriguez, University of California Irvine professor of criminology, law and society, shines a light on the lack of prison violence metrics that could help advance safety.
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2024
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Gaps in online safety act need addressing to protect 'revenge porn' victim-survivors
Research from the University of Liverpool, conducted in partnership with the Revenge Porn Helpline, has revealed that a significant number of websites analyzed containing non-consensual intimate images (NCIIs—colloquially ...
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2024
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Kids are digital natives. They have ideas to help protect children from being harmed online, says researcher
The vast expanse of internet connectivity, online media, social media platforms, gaming platforms, and new forms and uses of artificial intelligence (AI) have opened enormous opportunities for commerce and communication.
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2024
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Psychology study offers messaging roadmap for changing attitudes on environmental issues and policies
Conservatives and liberals may be at odds in their views on environmental issues, but a new psychology study shows that framing the need to address climate change as patriotic and as necessary to preserve the American "way ...
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2024
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Neutral news sources could exploit today's polarized mediascape to boost revenue—why they may choose not to
Even news outlets perceived as politically neutral can benefit from today's polarized media environment.
Economics & Business
Sep 9, 2024
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References to ancient Britain linked to hostility online
Political posts on social media that most frequently referenced ancient history tended to be more extreme, hostile and overwhelmingly negative in tone than average, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and the University ...
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2024
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Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs
Most school shootings don't just happen out of nowhere—there are typically warning signs.
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2024
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Populism's summer of discontent: Are voters turning their backs on authoritarians?
Is authoritarian populism finally being rejected by citizens around the world?
Political science
Sep 7, 2024
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Banned in Brazil: The world is moving toward greater regulation of social media, experts say
Brazil's recent ban of X may seem antithetical to Americans' notion of the First Amendment and the idea of the internet as a "marketplace of ideas" where the good ultimately overshadows the bad and the ugly.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2024
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Challenging internal displacement policy within the broader security environment
The time frame defining "protracted displacement" by the United Nations may need to be significantly shortened, according to a new study on internally displaced persons (IDPs) which suggests earlier support is needed for ...
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2024
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