News News Profile Research In the News Admissions Blog Newsletters NewsProfileResearchIn the NewsConfronting COVID-19Black History Month#PolicyForwardSummer of Social ImpactResearchSituational Decision-Making Study from Crime Lab Shows How Behavioral Science Can Improve PolicingSeptember 18, 2023ResearchThe Crime Lab and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) partnered to create and evaluate a behavioral science-informed training that helps improve officer decision-making in ambiguous, high-stress situations.University of Chicago Education Lab Study Finds Restorative Practices Decrease Student Arrests In and Outside SchoolSeptember 11, 2023ResearchChicago Public Schools saw a 35 percent reduction in arrests in school and a 15 percent reduction in out-of-school arrests for students at schools that implemented Restorative Practices. Many Factors Come Into Play When Deciding the Cause of Degenerate Autocracy, Study FindsAugust 29, 2023ResearchThe authors offer a dynamic model of non-democratic politics, in which repression and bad decision-making are self-reinforcing.UChicago Harris/NORC Poll: About Half the Public Believes Russia is the Sole Perpetrator of War Crimes in the Ukraine-Russian ConflictMay 24, 2023ResearchMajorities of both Democrats and Republicans have negative views of Russia’s actions during the war, but most have positive perceptions of the Russian people.U.S. Fishing Policy is Boosting Fish Populations, Not Constraining Most FisheriesMay 11, 2023ResearchDespite being stalled in Congress, a pair of studies finds the cornerstone fishing policy in the United States is doing its job: rebuilding threatened fish populations to double their size, while not holding back most fishers from making their catch. New Analysis on the Lifesaving Impact of Public Safety Early Warning Systems in UkraineApril 25, 2023ResearchAs many as 35-45% of casualties have been prevented in the first few months of the war through heightened public responsiveness and the Ukrainian government’s effective communications strategy.PaginationPrevious page‹ Page 2 Next page ›