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Week in Review, September 1st

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools. 
  • See how Hispanics are narrowing gaps in college enrollment. (Pew Hispanic Center, August 25, 2011)
  • Consider the Texas congressional redistricting plan, its supporters and opponents, and the impending trial the plan faces. (National Journal, August 19, 2011)
  • Read about the development, uses, and consequences of Tasers. (LLRX, August 18, 2011)
  • Map child food insecurity in America. (Feeding America, August 2011)
  • Note that the New Jersey Supreme Court has created new guidelines for how eyewitness-based evidence should be treated by New Jersey courts. (Jurist, August 25, 2011)