Justice
Urban researchers supported by the Initiative on Cities have investigated topics of justice, incarceration, and the legal system in cities of all sizes. Their publications stretch across discipline and perspectives from policymakers to affected communities.
2022 Publications
School Closures Significantly Reduced Arrests of Black and Latinx Urban Youth
Jessica Simes, Tori Cowger, and Jacquelyn Jahn
BU Initiative on Cities: Working Paper.
Themes: Racial Inequities, Policing, Youth
Quantifying state-led gentrification in London: Using linked consumer and administrative records to trace displacement from council estates
Jonathan Reades, Loretta Lees, Phil Hubbard, Guy Lansley
Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space: Journal Article.
Themes: Gentrification, Council Estates, Real Estate
2021 Publications
Racial Disparities in Neighborhood Arrest Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jaquelyn Jahn, Tori Cowger, Brigette Davis, and Jessica Simes
BU Initiative on Cities: Working Paper.
Themes: Systemic Racism, Policing, COVID-19
Punishing Places: The Geography of Mass Imprisonment
Jessica Simes
University of California Press. Book.
Themes: Mass Incarceration, Geography, Inequity
2021 Menino Survey of Mayors: Building Back Better
Katherine Levine Einstein, David M. Glick, and Maxwell Palmer
BU Initiative on Cities: Report.
Themes: American Rescue Plan, Racial Equity, Housing, Small Business
2020 Publications
2020 Menino Survey of Mayors: Urban Parks and the Public Realm: Equity & Access in Post-COVID Cities
Katharine Lusk, Songhyun Park, Katherine Levine Einstein, David Glick, Maxwell Palmer ,and Stacy Fox
BU Initiative on Cities: Report.
Themes: Greenspace, Perceptions, COVID-19
2020 Menino Survey of Mayors: Policing and Protests
Katherine Levine Einstein, David M. Glick, and Maxwell Palmer
BU Initiative on Cities: Report.
Themes: Policing, Protest, Inequity, Police Reform
Mayors and Social Inequalities
Ioanna Christodoulaki
BU Initiative on Cities. Working Paper.
Themes: Social Mobility, Inequity
2018 Publications
Mayoral Views on Racism and Discrimination
Katherine Levine Einstein, Maxwell Palmer, David Glick, Katharine Lusk, Christiana McFarland, Leon Andrews, Aliza Wasserman, and Chelsea Jones
Boston University and National League of Cities: Report.
Themes: Racism and Discrimination, Local Policy, Mayoral Leadership