The Inside Story of the Prosecutor Who Took Down Baltimore's Most Crooked Cops
The true story of how federal law enforcement flipped the playbook and convicted a corrupt unit of Baltimore police. In 2015 and 2016, Baltimore was reeling after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody and the protests that followed. In the midst of this unrest, the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) roamed the city, ......
A cultural and policy history that explains why two neighboring states developed divergent attitudes toward government and culture At first glance, New Hampshire and Vermont seem like mirror images. Separated only by the Connecticut River, the oft-termed "Twin States" share a common history, relatively small populations, and heavily mountainous ......
How One State's Fight for Fair Maps Explains Gerrymandering in America
Say the word "gerrymandering" to even a partially informed U.S. voter and their blood pressure rises. They've seen the maps with amphibian-like shapes and the jokes on viral late-night clips. They know gerrymandering is bad. Few, however, fully understand what it is, how it works, how we got here, or what we can do about it. Draw the Line in Ohio ......
The story of a power struggle that dominated Florida politics for decades The power struggle between Claude Pepper and Ed Ball in the mid-twentieth century impacted the future of Florida. This lively account of their interlocking careers-both dominated by a personal quest for power, money, and purpose-illuminates the historical role of these two ......
Incentivando O Uso De Dados Para Fortalecer a Administracao Publica
This Handbook presents frontier evidence and practitioner insights on how to leverage data to strengthen public administration. Covering a range of microdata sources as well as tools and resources for undertaking the analytics, the Handbook allows governments to take a data-informed approach to diagnose and improve how public organizations work.
Indigeneity and the Violence of Colonial Erasure in Contemporary Canada
Since the early 2000s, the Canadian government has attempted reconciliation with Indigenous nations through varied efforts: treaty processes, government commissions, rebranding campaigns for settler-owned businesses, workshops for state and local officials, school curriculum changes, and a recently christened national holiday However, as Joseph ......
Indigeneity and the Violence of Colonial Erasure in Contemporary Canada
Since the early 2000s, the Canadian government has attempted reconciliation with Indigenous nations through varied efforts: treaty processes, government commissions, rebranding campaigns for settler-owned businesses, workshops for state and local officials, school curriculum changes, and a recently christened national holiday However, as Joseph ......
State Politics and the Fractured US Response to HIV/AIDS
Patchwork Pandemic is the first ever history of how individual American states responded to the HIV/AIDS crisis-and an eyeopening look at how a fragmented federalist system creates disparities in public health policy. Public health in the United States has long been rife with inequity due to a federalist system that relies on state and local ......
State Politics and the Fractured US Response to HIV/AIDS
Patchwork Pandemic is the first ever history of how individual American states responded to the HIV/AIDS crisis-and an eyeopening look at how a fragmented federalist system creates disparities in public health policy. Public health in the United States has long been rife with inequity due to a federalist system that relies on state and local ......