September 2013 Archives

 
  1. Wednesday, Sep 18, 2013, 9:45 AM

    Politicians Think Voters Are More Conservative than They Really Are

    Legislators usually believe their constituents are more conservative than they actually are. Pick an American state legislator at random, and chances are that he or she will have massive misperceptions about district views on big-ticket issues.

    David Broockman & Christopher Skovron
  2. Sunday, Sep 8, 2013, 2:03 PM

    Focusing Police Efforts on “Hot Spots” Reduces Crime — and Can Prevent It, Too

    The preventative promise of hot spots policing lies in its ability, very quickly, to make crime a less appealing way for people to “make it” in a given community—thus clearing the way for youth mentoring and counseling, after school and recreational programs, and job training.

    Richard Rosenfeld

 

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