Archive for the ‘Research’ Category
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Way back in 1988, the federal government recognized that minority youths were more likely to be incarcerated than white youths for the same offense, and mandated that states “access and address” the issue. So how are we doing? A new, interactive data set and map from the W. Haywood Burns Institute breaks the information down by state, and further by offense, race and more. The site includes graphs on the state’s one-day incarceration count, and provides contact information for local decision makers and advocates.
Click here for the map.
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Posted in Article, Juvenile Justice, Race and Sentencing, Race, Ethnic and Gender Issues, Research, Sentencing, Statistics | No Comments »
Friday, March 5th, 2010
The Fels Institute of Government at University of Pennsylvania released a study with examples of seven successful cities using social media tools. There are some interesting sections on law enforcement using social media. Read the report here.
Use the Crime Report for more information on social media.
Posted in Media, Policing, Research | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Professor
Grant Sawyer Institute
University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada
JTR@unr.edu
Posted in Expert, Policy, Research, Training, Equity and Hiring | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Professor
Grant Sawyer Institute
University of Nevada-Reno
Nevada
mleone@unr.edu
Posted in Expert, Policy, Research, Training, Equity and Hiring | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Senior Associate
Public Safety Performance Project
Pew Center on the States
Nevada
jahorowitz@pewtrusts.org
Posted in Expert, Research, Sentencing, Sentencing Guidelines | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Director
Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Council of State Goverments Justice Center
Wisconsin
mclement@csg.org
Posted in Expert, Over-Crowding, Policy, Prisons, Research | No Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Director of Couples and Family Therapy
San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco
keith.armstrong@va.gov
Posted in Expert, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Research | No Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Behavioral Scientist
RAND Corporation
Laura_Hickman@rand.org
503-654-8454
Posted in Domestic Violence, Expert, Policy, Research, Violence, children | No Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Professor
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway (at 116th Street)
New York, NY 10027
212-854-3622
hb22@columbia.edu
Posted in Expert, Gender, Race, Race and Gender, Research | No Comments »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Tulsa VA Behavioral Medicine Clinic
10159 East 11th Street
Tulsa, OK 74128-3058
918-610-2000
Posted in Expert, Psychology, Research | No Comments »
