A theory of unanimous jury voting with an ambiguous likelihood

Theory and Decision - We examine collective decision-making in a jury voting game under the unanimity rule when voters have ambiguous beliefs. Unlike in existing studies (Ellis in Theoretical...     

Rethinking Sanctuary: The Canadian Context, 1983–20031

The first comprehensive study of sanctuary in Canada identifies 36 sanctuary incidents since 1983. Through 46 personal interviews with sanctuary providers and examination of some 1,600 documents, sanctuary in the Canadian context is revealed to be less a national religious movement or network and more an array of temporary local incidents occurring largely independent of one another and of the now expired U.S. sanctuary movement. These sanctuary incidents have resulted as much from local community as church‐based efforts, have mostly yielded positive outcomes for migrants involved, and are increasing in prevalence. Implications of these findings for understanding sanctuary are discussed.     

Adult and Child Food Insecurity Among Homeless and Precariously-Housed Families at the Close of the Twentieth Century

Population Research and Policy Review - No national studies have assessed adult and child food insecurity (AFI and CFI, respectively) among homeless and precariously-housed families and the...     

Stress,Coping, and Mental Health Differences among Homeless People

People who are chronically homeless are assumed to have higher rates of mental health problems than episodically or new‐entry homeless individuals. It is unclear to what extent early‐life and current stressors account for this disadvantage. Guided by cumulative disadvantage theory and stress research, we analyze data from a national study of the US homeless population to examine how stressors and coping resources throughout the life course are implicated in differences among homeless people in psychiatric disorders and alcohol or other drug abuse disorders. Logistic regression analysis reveals that new‐entry homeless persons are less likely than their chronically and episodically homeless counterparts to have current psychiatric disorders. This is explained by stressors and coping resources experienced in childhood and during adult homeless spells. Alcohol and other drug abuse is common but comparable across the three homeless types and shares an association with selected stress and coping measures. Findings lend credibility to an accumulation of risks perspective, highlighting how past as well as contemporaneous stressors are related to the mental health of homeless people.     

Job Decision Latitude Lowers Worker Stress,but for Whom? Results from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

Population Research and Policy Review - Prior research shows job decision latitude is associated with stress. Few studies of this association address omitted-variable bias or how employee gender...     

Neighborhood Crime Rate,Weight‐Related Behaviors,and Obesity: A Systematic Review of the Literature

A growing body of literature has focused on the link between objectively‐measured neighborhood crime rates, obesity, and weight‐related behaviors including physical activity and diet. Through a systematic search of this literature, the current review evaluates these relationships and stratifies by type of crime (violent or property). Searches on PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar retrieved 24 articles on physical activity/inactivity and 19 articles on obesity or diet. Evidence points to neighborhood crime as being positively associated with obesity and physical inactivity. Studies differentiating these associations by type of crime were lacking, although findings suggest that the link between neighborhood crime and physical activity is stronger for females versus males. Fear of victimization is one explanation for this pattern. Limitations of extant studies are explored, and suggestions for future research are outlined.