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Social Sciences Mar 1, 2023

Migrant children in the UK are going missing from care—here's how to protect them

Separated children who arrive alone in the UK are being placed in hotels by the Home Office—and many of them are then going missing.

Social Sciences Feb 21, 2023

New study examines immigration demographics and deportations under different presidential administrations

No matter the U.S. political climate, young, single and less educated men seemed to be at higher risk for deportation than other undocumented Mexican immigrants from 2001–2019, an Emory University-led study scheduled to ...

Social Sciences Feb 16, 2023

Incarceration: Burdensome legacy for African American fathers and their sons

More than 1.1 million African American men are imprisoned in the United States, and about 500,000 are fathers. Many of their fathers also served time in jail or prison, and many of their children will as well.

Social Sciences Feb 10, 2023

Researchers identify how scammers target victims on dating apps

As Valentine's Day approaches, the use of dating apps by people looking to make new connections ramps up. Unfortunately, as people are looking for love, scammers are looking for ways to steal their money.

Social Sciences Feb 6, 2023

What historic executions in London can tell us about our contemporary appetites for pain and vulnerability

Until the mid-19th century in Britain, watching someone die was considered a form of entertainment. Indeed, this shared experience shaped the landscape of London and bound the city together.

Veterinary medicine Dec 1, 2022

Pit bull attacks in South Africa—a historian sheds light on the issues

Pit bulls have been in the news in South Africa after a series of deadly attacks on humans by the dogs. There have been revenge attacks on the dogs and politicians have called for their ban—tapping into a history of dogs ...

Social Sciences Nov 8, 2022

Can juries still deliver justice in high-profile cases in the age of social media?

The recent sudden end to the Bruce Lehrmann trial last month raises again whether the jury is fit for purpose in a 21st century hyper-connected world.

Social Sciences Oct 12, 2022

Sociologist interviews formerly incarcerated mothers about the trauma of institutional separation

When Zimife Umeh, a new assistant professor of sociology at the George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), first embarked on researching the experiences of incarcerated mothers, she worried ...

Social Sciences Sep 5, 2022

Only South Africa's elite benefits from black economic empowerment—and COVID-19 proved it

More than two decades ago the South African government put in place a policy designed to redress racial imbalances in the country's economy. But, as I suggest in a recent paper, the policy—known as broad-based black economic ...

Social Sciences Aug 15, 2022

Better outcomes for high-stake police investigations in the UK

The role of the Interview Manager is critical to the success of high-stake crime investigations but research shows that there is little understanding of the role both outside and even inside U.K. police forces.

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