A Discussion with Rachel Herzing
September 6, 2023
Abolition of the prison industrial complex (PIC) is not a new idea, but the…
Imagine a society without police, prosecutors, courts, and prisons: what does it look like? Over the last few decades, a growing…
In addition to our various themed speaker series (e.g., Reimagining Community Safety or Myths of Public Safety), we also host occasional…
Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation. We use administrative…
Workplace sexual harassment and violence inflict a variety of costs on survivors, raising important questions about prevention: changing…
In a new special issue, social scientists review the ways, both fleeting and permanent, that the pandemic impacted the country’s health,…
The Jury Selection Working Group of the Roundtable on Racial Disparities in Massachusetts Criminal Courts has released a new research brief…
Who deserves to participate in local democracy? A wide body of research shows that property owners are deeply overrepresented in local…
Nearly one-in-five jobs in the United State are in the service sector, including in retail, grocery, pharmacy, fast food, and fulfillment,…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…