Our groundbreaking, year-long study of young New Yorkers in areas with high rates of gun violence found the fear of police and widespread experiences of violence are primary motivations f more ...

Digital media are critical for contemporary activism — even low-effort “clicktivism” is politically consequential and contributes to offline participation. We argue that in the Un more ...

The police often come into contact with people suffering from mental health and substance abuse problems and there is evidence to suggest that these individuals are concentrated in small geographic more ...