Social Issues

Social Issues

Reforming D.C.’s Juvenile Justice System: the Critics vs. What Really Works

The Challenges of Mass Incarceration in America

Does locking up more people reduce crime?

New Orleans Residents Feel They're Making Progress, But Are Concerned With Oil Spill

African-Americans view their recovery differently; it's much slower

Civil Society, Rights Groups Call for Greater Transparency in Fight Against Poverty

PTSD: A Growing Concern in African American Children

Young teens and children more susceptible to trauma

Women, Girls in Nairobi Slums at Risk of Rape

Katrina Pain Index: Five Years Later

Helping Refugees Ease into U.S. Way of Life

Indiana center promotes understanding to avoid cultural clashes

Study Confirms Benefit of Routine, Jail-Based HIV Testing for Inmates

U.S. Campaign Against Conflict Minerals and 'Blood Phones' Gains Momentum

Campaigners say hundreds of millions of dollars are made every year from the sale of these minerals from war-ravaged eastern Congo

Fewer Poor Kids Getting Free Summer Meals

Sex Trafficking

Big business during the World Cup

Changing Demographics Strain Refugee Services

School's End Signals Loss of Nutritious Meals for Millions of American Children

Rural or Urban Location Plays a Role in Type of Firearm Deaths Seen in Children

Black Babies and Boys Least Likely to Be Adopted

The data showed that parents are willing to pay an average of $16,000 more in finalization costs for a girl as opposed to a boy

Pre-K to Prison

How to halt the incarceration trend among African American youth

Violent Crime 'Race Gap' Narrows

Yet, blacks murder arrests are still higher

African Americans More Likely to Go Hungry, Suffer from Poverty

Children of Child Marriages More Likely to be Malnourished

Study of 20,000 babies concludes many born to young mothers suffer health consequences

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