Katharine A. Neill

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    In Virginia, disagreement about the threat of sea-level rise and climate change politics prevent action on a pressing problem.

In Virginia, disagreement about the threat of sea-level rise and climate change politics prevent action on a pressing problem.

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Nearly half of the US population lives in coastal counties, meaning that climate change related sea-level rise should be a pressing concern for governments and policymakers – and yet for some it is not. Using the Virginia legislature as a case study, Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Katharine A. Neill, Burton St. John III, Ivan K. Ash and Kaitrin Mahar find […]

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    While many factors affect states’ criminal justice policies, the size of the black population is often a significant driver of harsh practices.

While many factors affect states’ criminal justice policies, the size of the black population is often a significant driver of harsh practices.

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What drives criminal justice policy in America? Using data from a study of criminal justice policy from 2002 to 2007, Katharine A. Neill finds that criminal justice policy is complex and multidimensional, with many factors influencing policies. For example, states with more violent crime are more likely to arrest people for ‘immorality’ crimes, such as drug abuse and prostitution, […]

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