According to unpublished FBI data analyzed for Reveal by criminologist James Alan Fox of Northeastern University, domestic violence gun homicides have been on an increase over the last six years.

There are also cultural norms that come into play, including traditional notions of men being the “breadwinners” of the family, said Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Northeastern University who studies work-life integration. Unspoken workplace rules discourage fathers from taking full advantage of paternity leave when it’s offered, with more […]

Defendants may be more tempted to testify in an age of social media given the intense public scrutiny of these recent cases, said Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University. “A lot of defendants aren’t immune to the attention and feel the compulsion to explain themselves,” he said.

That means there are key items that are omitted — like Medicaid and parts of Medicare, explained Paul Chiou, an associate teaching professor of finance at Northeastern University. And the current method may underestimate the increase in education costs, Chiou said. Like we see with health care, the CPI only reflects those out-of-pocket expenses.

For this newsletter I interviewed David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University (about 35 miles from where the Pilgrims landed), who is one of the leading authorities on the social effects of gratitude.

There are also cultural norms that come into play, including traditional notions of men being the “breadwinners” of the family, said Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Northeastern University who studies work-life integration. Unspoken workplace rules discourage fathers from taking full advantage of paternity leave when it’s offered, with more […]

He said the police could take the next step, which Jack McDevitt, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University, said could help the community. McDevitt is director of Northeastern’s Institute on Race and Justice and coauthor of the new “School Hate Crime Resource Guide,” which every school in the state is expected […]

Most consumers don’t understand how much personal information they cede to technology firms, said David Choffnes, a privacy researcher at Boston’s Northeastern University. “When’s the last time you let a stranger into your house and let them listen to your conversations, watch your TV, look at the comings and goings on your video cameras?” he […]

The rise in opioid overdose deaths began with prescription painkillers, with subsequent increases fueled by heroin and fentanyl.   By Alicia Sasser Modestino  Northeastern University

“Many different complaints were filed that raise many different legal challenges. The most important are the challenges that address the question about whether OSHA properly used its authority and whether it has authority in this area,” said Wendy Parmet, a leading expert on health, disability and public health law and director of Northeastern University’s Center […]

“That’s constitutional law 101. You shouldn’t do that,” said Daniel S. Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, and a former criminal defense lawyer in New York. Mr. Medwed said he expects some kind of split decision with a conviction on one of the lesser charges such as reckless endangerment or possibly a hung jury.

James Alan Fox is the Lipman Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy at Northeastern University and a member of the USA TODAY Board of Contributors.