An increasing number of minority youth experience contact with the criminal justice system.
But how does the expansion of police presence in poor urban communities affect …

Fixed-effects (FE) regression is a method that is especially useful in the context of causal
inference (Gangl, 2010). While standard regression models provide biased estimates of …

AbstractWith the broader availability of panel data, fixed effects (FE) regression models are
becoming increasingly important in sociology. However, in some studies the potential pitfalls …

Despite the striking reversal of the gender gap in education, women pursue science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees at much lower rates than those …

Racial profiling and the disproportionate use of police force are controversial political issues.
I argue that racial bias in the use of force increases after relevant events such as the …

Concerns about neighborhood erosion and conflict in ethnically diverse settings occupy
scholars, policy makers, and pundits alike; but the empirical evidence is inconclusive. This …

Students' cognitive and motivational profiles have a large impact on their academic careers.
The development of such profiles can partly be explained by the reciprocal internal/external …

This study examined the longitudinal reciprocal relations between academic self-concept,
achievement goals (ie, performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and mastery), and …

This study investigates the relationship between direct democracy and political trust. We
suggest a solution to the controversy in research centering on positive versus negative …

Officer-involved killings and racial bias in policing are controversial political issues. Prior
research indicates that (perceived) group threat related to political mobilization, economic …