Democracy

The authors enhance the understanding of cyberstalking by offering the first empirical analysis on federal cyberstalking cases.The results of in-depth interviews with law enforcement, prosecutors, and victims’ advocacy groups are also presented….

When these states, cities, and counties began releasing more people pretrial, there were no corresponding waves in crime.

Truth Decay, which RAND defines as the diminishing role of facts in American public life, is a complicated, systemic phenomenon. Over the past two decades in the United States, it has…

Without voting policy on the state and federal level, ​​experts are concerned about big ramifications for how voters will be able to weigh in on issues like abortion, the economy and gun violence.

Over half (58%) of all women in U.S. prisons are mothers, as are 80% of women in jails, including many who are incarcerated awaiting trial simply because they can’t afford bail. Most…

In What Measurable Ways Did the Style of News Presentation in Print Journalism Change Between 1989 and 2017? We found that although much of the language and tone of reporting…

How well-intentioned budget reforms have been exploited to drain executive agencies of staff and funding.

Independent journalism provides citizens with the information they need to make informed decisions about policies that directly impact their lives. A free press holds political leaders accountable and serves as…

From open letters to congressional testimony, some AI leaders have stoked fears that the technology is a direct threat to humanity. The reality is less dramatic but perhaps more insidious.

Our world is awash in mis- and disinformation. Conspiratorial thinking and misguided beliefs and attitudes towards science are widespread. But combatting this deluge of problematic information must be done with…

One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.

To build an economy that loves Black people requires building an ecosystem that invests in and supports Black creative people throughout the US South.