If you’re looking for some good reading this week, we’ve got you covered. The current issue of Dædalus, a publication of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is entirely focused on how the U.S. can address the access to justice gap. The first-ever open access issue of the journal, the publication includes twenty-four essays that cover a Read more about Access to justice issue of Dædalus available free online[…]
Ready, set…2019! Before we start the new year, we want to thank all of you who have made 2018 such a success. With your support, this past year we’ve: Launched new studies (including our evaluation of holistic defense in Tennessee); Built exciting new collaborations across the country and worked with more students than ever to Read more about Ready, set…[…]
April Faith-Slaker has been on the road this past week launching the Lab’s newest field operation. Working closely with a group of collaborators throughout Tennessee, April has over the past eight months co-developed and now launched an evaluation of the impact of a holistic defense approach that includes social workers on the public defense team. Read more about The TN Social Work in Public Defense Study Has Launched![…]
We’ve completed the Philadelphia divorce study, and we’re excited to share the results! You can read about the study’s findings in Faculty Director Jim Greiner’s op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer online. (Note: philly.com uses a limited paywall with a ten-article limit.) After six years of work with our partners in Philadelphia VIP, an organization that matches low-income Read more about Divorce evaluation results are in![…]
Earlier this year, the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University was caught up in a scandal. The alleged transgression? P-hacking. If you have no idea what that means, this post is for you. The papers from our completed studies all use a metric called a “p-value” in the results. A p-value (“p” for probability) Read more about What’s the point of a p-value?[…]
While the blog has been quiet over the past few month, the Lab’s offices have been busy! We’re excited to announce that we have three new members of the research team. Renee Danser joins the Lab as Associate Director of Research and Strategic Partnerships. Bringing significant experience in court administration, Renee most recently served as Read more about A2J Lab welcomes new staff[…]
Legal Talk Network‘s On the Road 2018 Equal Justice Conference podcast series featured April Faith-Slaker in a podcast segment discussing why research partnerships are necessary to improving access to justice. You can hear Kimberly Sanchez’s full interview with Ellen Lawton (Co-Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University), Read more about Listen In: Developing Research Partnerships[…]
Have you ever wondered how to start working on RCTs in law? Work with us—we’re hiring! We’re adding a new researcher to our fieldwork team. If you’re interested in quantitative research in law and have a background either in law or quantitative research methods (ideally both), we’d love to hear from you. All inquires should Read more about Join Our Team![…]
We were thrilled to join our friends at r/legaladvice for a recent AMA (Ask Me Anything) session. The legaladvice subreddit usually takes questions about specific legal issues and crowdsources answers. Our entire research team joined the Reddit community for three hours of questions and answers about the Lab’s work and the issues we grapple with Read more about Results of our Reddit AMA[…]
Earlier this week, A2J Lab Research Director Chris Griffin joined L.A. NPR affiliate KPCC for their Air Talk program. Listen to the audio online to learn more about pretrial risk assessment scores and the Lab’s work evaluating the Public Safety Assessment. The thirteen-minute segment is a great window into the wider conversation about the use Read more about Chris Griffin featured on KPCC’s Air Talk[…]