Coming into this semester, I had big ambitions for getting my data analysis done early and having plenty of time after I finished that to work on the actual writing. What I did not realize was that projects with large data sets require lots of time spent organizing and cleaning the data in order to… Read more »
Reducing Crime in a SNAP
There is a well-established link between poverty and incarceration. For individuals who are incarcerated, their incomes prior to arrest are about 41% lower than those who are not incarcerated. There is also evidence that shoplifting at grocery stores increases in times of high unemployment—most recently during the COVID-19 pandemic. This begs the question: does… Read more »