Lux et Data: ISPS Blog
The Shooting Disease: Who You Know, Where You Live
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
June 1, 2015
Urban gun violence is not as random as it appears.
What Makes Field Organizers Effective? Being Like the People They Want to Persuade.
Eitan Hersh
Eitan Hersh
June 1, 2015
What the research actually shows about persuading voters.
Retail Consumer Protection as Household Stimulus
Rory Van Loo
Rory Van Loo
May 12, 2015
Consumers could save on their goods purchases with better federal policies.
‘Civilizing’ the Fractured Relationship between Police and Minority Communities
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
April 24, 2015
The question now is - how to restore the relationship between the public and the police?
Myopic Voters and the Samaritan’s Dilemma
Jerome Schafer
Jerome Schafer
April 23, 2015
A small window of opportunity exists to enact federal disaster preparedness programs.
Charging Media for Using Police-Shooting Video May Be the Price of Equal Justice
Vesla Weaver and Briallen Hopper
Vesla Weaver and Briallen Hopper
April 22, 2015
The cost of witnessing and filming police misconduct.
The Long and Polarizing History of the Parental Notification Debate
Jenna Healey
Jenna Healey
March 30, 2015
Bitter partisan rhetoric over a social science experiment undermines the effort to prevent teen pregnancy.
Research Data Review is Gaining Ground
Limor Peer and Ann Green
Limor Peer and Ann Green
March 26, 2015
It is a positive sign that one aspect of research data sharing and preservation – data review – is increasingly part of the conversation.
Why Prosecuting, Firing, or Re-Training Cops Doesn’t Work and What We Can Do About It
Tony Cheng
Tony Cheng
March 26, 2015
The value of community outreach workers.
Despite Heavy Rhetoric, Partisan Considerations Had Little Influence on States’ Decisions to Make Voting Easier
Daniel Biggers & Michael Hamner
Daniel Biggers & Michael Hamner
March 12, 2015
Convenience voting adoption largely unaffected by party politics.
The Missed Opportunity of Robert Woodson
Vesla Weaver
Vesla Weaver
February 25, 2015
One conservative black activist’s campaign for community crime control.
Precedents for Obama to Address Monetary Policy
Patrick O'Brien
Patrick O'Brien
February 16, 2015
Presidents today accept the idea of an independent Fed; it wasn't always so.
ISPS Director's Fellows Respond to Gov. Malloy's Initiative
February 9, 2015
Our undergraduates' thoughts on Governor Malloy's criminal justice reform.
Funding Long-Term Care: Cash Benefits for Informal Care
Corina Mommaerts
Corina Mommaerts
January 29, 2015
We need to integrate the family in long-term care financing.
The Breakdown of Broken Windows?
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
January 28, 2015
Crimes and misdemeanors during the NYPD slowdown.
Fear to Heal
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
January 26, 2015
An opportunity to rise above fear for police, people of color.
Taking Politics Out of Federal Safeguards
Rosa Po
Rosa Po
January 13, 2015
The current procedural system is not well-understood, gets little public attention, and needs reform.
Why "Intelligent Openness" is Especially Important When Content is Disaggregated
Limor Peer
Limor Peer
December 22, 2014
The publication of disaggregated content means ensuring the content is usable, not just accessible, persistent, and citable.
Small, Old, but Vital: Established Small Businesses and the Innovation Economy
Matthew Regele
Matthew Regele
December 8, 2014
Small businesses can be critical facilitators of innovation.