Many scholars, engineers, and policymakers believe that algorithmic fairness requires disregarding information about certain…
Introduction
The major stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to understand the extent to which protective…
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
The use of video surveillance in public spaces--both by government agencies and by private citizens--has attracted considerable attention…
A prosecutor’s decision to charge or dismiss a criminal case is a particularly high-stakes choice. There is concern, however, that these…
Are women more likely to quit politics after losing their first race than men? In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the number of…
Jurisdictions across the country, including the federal government through its recently enacted First Step Act, have begun using…
Times of strain often lead to explosions of religiosity, as people turn to faith as a balm against misfortune. The coronavirus pandemic,…
In November 2020, two retired colleagues from the State Department, Ambassadors Marc Grossman and Marcie Ries, and I published a…
Nearly 1,000 officer-involved killings occur each year in the United States. This article documents the large, racially disparate effects…