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    Benjamin Lessing

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    Two UChicago scholars named Carnegie Fellows

    Apr 23, 2019
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    Fieldwork takes UChicago researchers across the globe

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    Cruz was told that patrolling ‘Muslim neighborhoods’ is a bad idea. Well, so is patrolling ‘gang neighborhoods.’

    Cruz was told that patrolling ‘Muslim neighborhoods’ is a bad idea. Well, so is patrolling ‘gang neighborhoods.’

    In op-ed, Asst. Prof. Benjamin Lessing cites his research showing how poorly targeted crackdowns and mass incarceration increase street gangs’ power

    Mar 30, 2016
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