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DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
Why do rates of sexual assault prevalence vary from report to report? Data on rape and sexual assault suffer from inconsistent estimates and underreporting, leading to misunderstandings about the extent of the problem and adequate policy solutions.Neighborhoods at the top are even more likely to stay there than those at the bottom America’s most affluent neighborhoods are worlds apart from its most disadvantaged ones, and the gap has grown in the past two decades.Federal prison reform: Who is too old for incarceration? People age 50 and older are the fastest growing segment of the federal prison population. But incarcerating an aging person costs roughly double what it takes to incarcerate a younger one.What we know about jail suicides When it comes to keeping inmates safe from self-inflicted harm, research points to several important takeaways.Need a nest egg to pay for your nest? Many retirees do Older adults spend much more on housing than health care or anything else.The future of social science research: A data science perspective By breaking out of the inertia of tradition, we can deepen our understanding of society and governance and leverage data to directly improve lives.
