Blind Justice: Algorithmically Masking Race in Charging Decisions
A prosecutor’s decision to charge or dismiss a criminal case is a particularly high-stakes choice.
Research
Study to Identify Methods to Advance Equity: A Report to the President
On the first great seal of the United States, our founders enshrined a motto that has guided our nation for nearly two and a half centuries — “E Pluribus Unum” — out of many, one.
Effect of Physician-Delivered COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Acknowledging Racial Inequity on Black and White Adults’ Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Related to COVID-19: A Randomized
Social distancing is critical to the control of COVID-19, which has disproportionately affected the Black community.
Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Socio-Demographics, Co-Morbidity, and Past Experience of Racial Discrimination
The goal of this study is to explore predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, including socio-demographic factors, comorbidity, risk perception, and experience of discrimination, in a sample of the U
Men and Women Candidates Are Similarly Persistent After Losing Elections
Are women more likely to quit politics after losing their first race than men?
Decolonizing knowledge within and beyond the classroom
This introduction to the second installment of a two-part special issue focuses on actors and spaces that facilitate different forms of progress or push-back in decolonizing African Studies.
Fault Lines of Refugee Exclusion: Statelessness, Gender, and COVID-19 in South Asia
Despite widespread recognition of the right to a nationality, statelessness and its attendant vulnerabilities continue to characterize the lives of millions in South Asia.
Can Gender and Race Dynamics in Performance Appraisals be Disrupted? The Case of Social Influence
Managers’ subjective appraisals of their employees’ performance and employees’ self-evaluations might be affected by demographic characteristics.
The accuracy, equity, and jurisprudence of criminal risk assessment
Jurisdictions across the country, including the federal government through its recently enacted First Step Act, have begun using statistical algorithms (also called “instruments”) to help determine an
Stereotypes about immigrant students and discrimination in grading
Anti-immigrant stereotypes are widespread in most contemporary societies.
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