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Resources on Race, Police Violence, and Justice
Protests against police violence and the systemic racism underlying it are underway across the country. Sociologists have much to...
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ASA Signs on to Letter Asking Congress to Support and Fund Gun Violence Research
On Friday, March 2, ASA signed on to a letter from the March for Science asking Congress to approve the funding and support the nation...
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U.S. has 5 percent of world's population, but had 31 percent of its public mass shooters from 1966-2012
Despite having only about 5 percent of the world's population, the United States was the attack site for a disproportionate 31 percent of...
Police Violence Against Unarmed Black Men Results in Loss of Thousands of Crime-Related 911 Calls
A new study shows that publicized cases of police violence against unarmed black men have a clear and significant negative impact on...
Police Violence Against Unarmed Black Men Results in Loss of Thousands of Crime-Related 911 Calls
A new study shows that publicized cases of police violence against unarmed black men have a clear and significant negative impact on...
Gaps in White, Black, and Hispanic Violence
Despite significant public, political, and media attention to the issue of criminal violence in the United States, we know surprisingly...
Sociologists Available to Discuss Orlando Nightclub Massacre
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has sociologists available to discuss the Orlando nightclub massacre from a variety of...
Minorities' Homicide Victimization Rates Fall Significantly Compared to Whites'
A new study reveals that while homicide victimization rates declined for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States from 1990-...
U.S. Has 5 Percent of World's Population, But Had 31 Percent of its Public Mass Shooters From 1966-2012
Despite having only about 5 percent of the world's population, the United States was the attack site for a disproportionate 31 percent of...