Bookmark?Remove? Making Sanctions Toothless: How Authoritarian Regimes Survive Under International Pressure February 4th, 2014 - David Helfand While sanctions have become a popular tool in foreign policy, they may not be effective in confronting certain authoritarian regimes. More »
Bookmark?Remove? Predicting Crime: Is Stealing a Car Like Choosing a Restaurant? February 3rd, 2014 - Aaron Rosenberg Jeff Brantingham of UCLA discusses the predictability of crime, the distinction between crime and criminality, and modeling patterns in the noise. More »
Bookmark?Remove? Friends to the End: How the Wrong Social Network Increases Risk of Homicide Victimization February 3rd, 2014 - Michael Azmera Within a high-risk population, are the occurences of homicide victimization largely random or more closely related? More »