Game theory shows why sexual misconduct is underreported
The idea that there's safety in numbers was a major driver behind the #MeToo movement, which encouraged people who had been targets of sexual misconduct to come forward.
The idea that there's safety in numbers was a major driver behind the #MeToo movement, which encouraged people who had been targets of sexual misconduct to come forward.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2022
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On Dec. 25, 2019, a New Haven, Connecticut, police officer approached a man whose car was parked illegally, and told him to go sit on the sidewalk.
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2022
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Employees who perceive managerial controls to be restrictive and punitive will develop dysfunctional and negative responses to the organization where they work, according to a new study involving the University of East Anglia ...
Economics & Business
Nov 15, 2022
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An investigation has found that widespread abuse of players in U.S. women's professional soccer existed despite some of the behavior of coaches being "an open secret."
Social Sciences
Oct 7, 2022
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We all live and work in a scientific world, even those who perceive their realm to be within the arts and humanities. At no time is this more apparent than at the height of a global pandemic. The impact of science on our ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2021
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It's not uncommon for incidents of sexual misconduct in the workplace to go unreported. Prof. Alice Hsiaw wanted to understand why.
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2021
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The United States has witnessed a steep rise in reports, arrests, and media coverage of teachers' sexual misconduct with students. A new study investigated the impact of perpetrators' gender, sexuality, and age on perceptions ...
Education
May 14, 2021
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An examination of racial differences in the disciplining of police officers in three of the largest U.S. cities consistently found that Black officers were more frequently disciplined for misconduct than White officers, despite ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2020
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Sexist attitudes influence how politicians accused of sexual misconduct are viewed, even more than partisanship, according to a Dartmouth study. The findings are published in Research & Politics.
Political science
Sep 30, 2020
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As protests against police violence and racism continue in cities throughout the U.S., the public is learning that several of the officers involved in the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2020
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