Forced migrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) have experienced acts of everyday and extraordinary kindness from people they met throughout their journeys, a new study reveals.
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2024
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In the courtroom, Quebec provincial police officers seem to be broadly in favor of having images captured by body-worn cameras used as evidence, but are also concerned about some of the potential consequences for the pursuit ...
Political science
Mar 18, 2024
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Millions of people have experienced sexual violence and abuse in England and Wales, but many do not know where to go, or who to turn to afterward. The shame felt by victims and survivors of sexual violence can be reinforced ...
Other
Jan 10, 2024
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A new report outlines the dismal state of England's physical and "social" infrastructure—from public services in health and education to the parks, cinemas and train stations that prop up communities—when compared to ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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Using anonymized smartphone data from nearly 10,000 police officers in 21 large U.S. cities, research from Indiana University finds officers on patrol spend more time in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2023
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A new study by J-PAL affiliate Sandip Sukhtankar (University of Virginia) and coauthors Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner (University of Virginia) and Akshay Mangla (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford) found that establishing ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2022
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Participants in a government scheme to check the welfare of people detained in police stations are ineffective at preventing abuse and death in custody, research says.
Political science
Apr 20, 2022
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A massive experiment that deployed regular police patrols on platforms in the London Underground has shown that four 15-minute patrols a day in some of the capital's most crime-ridden stations reduced reported crime and disorder ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2020
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Forensic investigators arrive at the scene of a crime to search for clues. There are no known suspects, and every second that passes means more time for the trail to run cold. A DNA sample is discovered, collected, and then ...
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2019
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The setup of a research study was a bit like the popular ABC television program "What Would You Do?"—minus the television cameras and big reveal in the end.
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2019
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