Funding Agency: University of Illinois
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joel Caplan
Award Details Start Date: September 1, 2012 End Date: November 29, 2017 Awarded Amount to Date: $212,227.76 Learn More
Funding Agency: City of New York
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rod K. Brunson
Abstract The Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice (Rutgers) will conduct an applied research project to understand the operation of underground gun markets, especially those transactions that arm the most dangerous people, in New York City. The resulting detailed description of the pathways through which criminals obtain firearms will be useful in setting prosecution and... Learn More
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Griffiths
Abstract Since the 1980s, all states have passed “drug-free zone” laws providing added penalties for offenders charged with distributing, or possessing with the intent to distribute, any controlled substance in public locations surrounding schools, parks, and public housing. These laws are intended to keep illicit substances out of areas where children congregate, protect children from... Learn More