Just Stop Oil: how mediation between climate activists and police could help with escalating protests
Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have vowed to strike at the fossil fuel industry.
Mike Makin-Waite, ISRF Associated Academic, Independent Social Research Foundation •
conversation
April 6, 2022 • ~8 min
April 6, 2022 • ~8 min
As climate protests escalate, here's how mediation between activists and police could help
Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have vowed to strike at the fossil fuel industry.
Mike Makin-Waite, ISRF Associated Academic, Independent Social Research Foundation •
conversation
April 6, 2022 • ~8 min
April 6, 2022 • ~8 min
Police killings of civilians in the US have been undercounted by more than half in official statistics
Research found that police officers killed more than 30,000 people from 1980 to 2018 – 17,000 more than official federal data suggests.
Fablina Sharara, Researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington •
conversation
Oct. 5, 2021 • ~5 min
Oct. 5, 2021 • ~5 min
The aching red: Firefighters often silently suffer from trauma and job-related stress
Firefighters are hailed as heroes and pillars of strength, bravery and courage. But the daily stressors and traumas of their jobs take a heavy emotional toll that largely goes unnoticed by the public.
Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University •
conversation
Aug. 13, 2021 • ~10 min
Aug. 13, 2021 • ~10 min
Domestic violence 911 calls increased during lockdown, but official police reports and arrests declined
A change in how witnesses, victims and authorities respond to domestic violence reports paired with limited social services placed victims in a vulnerable position during the pandemic.
Jillian B. Carr, Assistant Professor of Economics, Purdue University •
conversation
July 27, 2021 • ~7 min
July 27, 2021 • ~7 min
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