Since the 1990s, neo-institutionalists have posited that "institutions matter". However, they overlook one important issue: the ways…
We document a sharp rise in gunshots coupled with declining 911 call volume across thirteen major US cities in the aftermath of the murder…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…
Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice: Science, Practice, and Policy synthesizes the evidence on community-based solutions,…
Amici curiae are 25 scholars who teach, write, and/or practice in the area of federal Indian law and federal Indian policy. The amici are…
The ability to exercise leadership effectively requires skills and capacities that must be developed; they are not innate. Leadership is…
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
In her new book, Vice Patrol: Cops, Courts, and the Struggle over Urban Gay Life before Stonewall, HLS Assistant Professor of Law Anna…
Ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are torn between two visions of progress: a democratic one…