With the city of Louisville still reeling from a grand jury's recent findings about Breonna Taylor's shooting, the ongoing debate about the limits of excessive force continues to divide the nation.
Political science
Oct 1, 2020
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Migrants arrested for tending plants in the flats, houses and attics where cannabis is grown in bulk are often victims of trafficking and "debt bondage"—yet many are not recognized as such by police, according to a new ...
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2020
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The use of tear gas—particularly CS gas—as a riot control agent, cannot be reconciled with respect for fundamental human rights and should therefore be banned entirely in international law, the University of Toronto's ...
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2020
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A new paper in The Economic Journal finds that bus drivers are more likely to let white riders ride for free and less likely to let Black riders ride without paying the fee.
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2020
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In the wake of the George Floyd killing and other incidents of racially motivated police violence, communities across the country are examining the practices of their local police departments more closely. Some are undertaking ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2020
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In Sweden, prosecutors randomly assigned to cases of police assault are sixteen percentage points more likely to investigate rather than dismiss the case if they are female, according to a study published July 22, 2020 in ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2020
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Head injuries may be worryingly common among police officers, according to a new pilot study led by the University of Exeter.
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2020
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A majority of college students of color show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after watching social media videos of unarmed Black men being killed by police, a Rutgers study finds.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2020
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Prospective teachers appear more likely to misperceive Black children as angry than white children, which may undermine the education of Black youth, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2020
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In the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and many more, a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that religion may offer a protective role for black adolescent boys who ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2020
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