December 16, 2022 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract The U.S. public is skeptical of speed cameras because they are seen as revenue generators. Many cities do indeed raise funds via traffic tickets, although they are primarily issued by police officers, not cameras. Ironically, cameras are poor long-term...
December 15, 2022 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract Sexual harassment is a problem that continues to plague mostly women in the American workforce today. One tool that victims can use in these situations is confrontation, either through verbal or physical means. Yet, understudied to this point is how...
December 14, 2022 | In the News
The Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rates again Wednesday, which means the cost of borrowing money for home mortgages and credit cards is about to go even higher, but there is good news on the inflation front. According to Rutgers University economist...
December 14, 2022 | In the News
Decades of evidence that technology like speed cameras reliably reduces car crashes on the corridors where they’re sited — not to mention their potential to reduce dangerous encounters between BIPOC and human officers — but automated...
December 6, 2022 | In the News
A little-noticed court decision last month will give companies more leeway as to which addresses they list when bidding for local government public contracts in New Jersey. The Appellate Division decision — which allowed a paving company to list its owners ’post...
December 2, 2022 | In the News
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in September warned that it has received multiple reports of cybercriminals increasingly targeting health care payment processors to redirect payments to themselves. Typically, this involves a cybercriminal obtaining...
November 21, 2022 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract This systematic review investigated the prevalence of prison-based interpersonal harm by type of victimization (physical and sexual) and sex, along with the heterogeneity among studies using meta-regression. Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic...
November 21, 2022 | In the News
Triple Five, owner of the American Dream mall in New Jersey, has struck a deal with a group of creditors led by JP Morgan that grants the developer a four-year extension on overdue construction debt. The loan extension gives Triple Five some much-needed breathing room...
November 18, 2022 | In the News
“New Jersey is trying to be forward-looking with their climate adaptation planning, but more work needs to be done on how we implement social justice in the distribution of federal resources for hazard mitigation and resiliency...
November 17, 2022 | In the News
Interim Dean Stuart Shaprio assesses the post-midterm strategy of the White House in this opinion post from The Hill. “So — presidents then turn to the other tools in their arsenal, specifically — as President Obama famously declared — the “pen and the phone.”...
November 17, 2022 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Overview Prison. Just reading the word conjures up mental images of harshness and negativity. While the word ‘criminal’ summons feelings of fear, disgust, anger, aggression, and revenge. These near-universal feelings about criminals are the foundation of...
