In this article, we review a growing empirical literature on the effectiveness and fairness of the US pretrial system and discuss its…
The Handbook on Pretrial Justice covers the front end of the criminal legal system from pretrial diversion to pretrial detention or release…
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
Anti-immigrant stereotypes are widespread in most contemporary societies. These negative stereotypes are partly due to misinformation and…
How do the different elements in the standard bundle of property rights, including those of possession and transfer, influence the shape of…
Times of strain often lead to explosions of religiosity, as people turn to faith as a balm against misfortune. The coronavirus pandemic,…
A central challenge in securing property rights is the subversion of justice. We present a model of a polluter whose discharges harm…
The First Amendment guarantees some of the most fundamental rights provided to Americans under the Constitution. The right to free…
The Department of Justice began prosecuting federal hate crimes cases after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Thus, the…