Boston, like many other major U.S. cities, experienced an epidemic of gun violence during the late 1980s and early 1990s that was followed by a sudden large downturn in gun violence in the mid 1990s.
An introduction is presented for this issue of the "Journal of Quantitative Criminology" which includes articles about crime trends in micro places, gun violence in the late 20th century, and the
The progressive movement is seeing a resurgence of younger organizers thanks, in part, to the “Obama effect” of the 2008 campaign, and a renewed attempt to articulate values and build authentic relati
Approximately 30 years have passed since Herman Goldstein (1979) first articulated the basic principles of problem-oriented policing.
Book abstract: Women, Gender, and Politics brings together both classic and recent readings on central topics in the study of gender and politics, and places an emphasis on comparing developed and dev
Leadership means taking on the responsibility of creating conditions that enable others to achieve a shared purpose in the face of uncertainty.
States, nationalist movements, and ethnic groups in conflict with one another often face a choice between violent and nonviolent strategies.
The crisis of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has sparked a surge of increased civic engagement by young people in the United States, but there is also evidence of a growing divide along class lines.
The proposition that public school teachers should experience continuous improvement through active, broad-based participation in professional learning communities is now widely accepted.
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