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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About NIBRS But Were Afraid to Ask with Susan Parker
Listen to Episode 7 at the link below to hear Buehler Center's Dr. Susan Parker on the Jeff-alytics Podcast.
In this conversation, Susan Parker discusses her work at the intersection of health and crime, focusing on NIBRS (the National Incident-Based Reporting System) and its implications for understanding crime data. She explains the complexities of crime reporting, the innovative uses of NIBRS data in research, and the challenges agencies face in implementing this new system. The discussion also touches on the future of NIBRS, the importance of non-fatal shooting data, and how to effectively communicate crime trends to the public.
How Fragile is the US Healthcare System?
Millions of Americans are facing a huge increase in the amount they have to pay for health insurance.
A dispute about government subsidies for healthcare was one of the major issues that led to a 43-day shutdown of the US government last year – the longest in history.
Listen to the presentation and commentary by Lindsay Allen, PhD and others at the link below.
With Overdose Deaths Down, New Dashboard Watches for Rebound
Updated monthly, dashboard is designed to facilitate faster and more precise responses to a constantly evolving crisis.
Lori A. Post, PhD, discusses the recently launched OD Pulse, a dashboard that uses newly interpolated U.S. Census population estimates to calculate monthly overdose death rates, allowing direct comparisons between regions and over time.