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Daily Archives: December 28, 2008

Report: Recent Surge in Homicides Involving Young Black Males and Guns

The Recent Surge in Homicides involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time to Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control, December 2008, James Alan Fox, Ph.D., The Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice, and Professor of Law, Policy & Society and Marc L. Swatt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University Summary of Findings: “While… Continue Reading

Gartner Says 2008 Should Be the Last Christmas for Retail CDs

News release: “The music industry must move away from the retail CD as its primary revenue generator before Christmas 2009, according to Gartner. Gartner said that reliance on revenue from the sale of prerecorded CDs is hindering the music industry from fully embracing online distribution opportunities…Enabling the transition away from retail music CDs toward online… Continue Reading

Growing Income Gap among U.S. Families Suggests Increasing Economic Insecurity, Threat to Middle Class

News release: “The incomes of American families with children have become increasingly stratified since 1975, with income inequality increasing two-thirds during a 30-year period, according to findings published in the December issue of the peer-reviewed science journal American Sociological Review. “The gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ is widening for families with children in… Continue Reading