/tags/public-policy public policy en-US WLRN Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:31:00 GMT /2018-06-14/which-countries-guarantee-that-new-dads-get-paid-paternity-leave There are 92 countries where there is no national policy allowing dads to take time off to care for their newborns. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:31:00 GMT /2018-06-14/which-countries-guarantee-that-new-dads-get-paid-paternity-leave Malaka Gharib /2017-01-03/gun-violence-should-be-treated-as-a-public-health-crisis-study-says The U.S. "has the highest rate of gun-related deaths among industrialized countries, with more than 30,000 fatalities annually," the study says. Yet funding for gun violence research is limited. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:49:00 GMT /2017-01-03/gun-violence-should-be-treated-as-a-public-health-crisis-study-says Laura Wagner /2016-11-01/how-a-theory-of-crime-and-policing-was-born-and-went-terribly-wrong Decades ago, researchers introduced a new theory of policing. It's called "broken windows" and is seen by many as a cure-all for crime. But the idea is often used in ways its creators never intended. Tue, 01 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMT /2016-11-01/how-a-theory-of-crime-and-policing-was-born-and-went-terribly-wrong Shankar Vedantam, Chris Benderev, Tara Boyle, Renee Klahr, Maggie Penman, Jennifer Schmidt /news/2015-03-20/state-supreme-court-extends-federal-ruling-about-juvenile-sentencing The Florida Supreme Court has reached a groundbreaking decision about inmates who were sentenced to mandatory life in prison without parole for crimes… Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:50:34 GMT /news/2015-03-20/state-supreme-court-extends-federal-ruling-about-juvenile-sentencing /politics/2013-11-01/florida-food-stamps-receive-cuts Cuts to food stamps for over 3.5 million Floridians went into effect Friday, Nov. 1. And more could be coming through the pipeline soon.Increases in food… Fri, 01 Nov 2013 21:22:50 GMT /politics/2013-11-01/florida-food-stamps-receive-cuts