The Violence, Inequality and Power Lab @KrocIPJ aims to cultivate cutting edge ideas that shift power to end cycles of violence. Learn more below.
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The Violence, Inequality, and Power Lab Fellowship application is now open! The cohort will include 2 residential and 6 non-residential fellows that will engage in research bridging the fields of inequality and violence.
Learn more and apply: krocresources.sandiego.edu/p…
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Hear VIP Lab Director @msrlocke talk about our research on threats and harassment against San Diego elected officials on this podcast!
Rachel Locke, director of USD's @IPJ_VIPLab, joined "At the Edge of It All" to discuss a new report that lays out the scope of threats and harassment of elected officials in San Diego County, and the impact it can have on local democracy.
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Our findings confirm that the rise in targeted threats and harassment nationally is also occurring here in San Diego County. Read this op-ed by VIP Lab Director @msrlocke & @ICCE_sandiego director @carllunaman to learn more.
"The presence and growth of threats and harassment directed towards elected officials has the potential to undermine all aspects of community cohesion," @msrlocke and @carllunaman of @uofsandiego write.
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One data method included interviews with elected officials who reported receiving threats. Read more about that in the report: sandiego.edu/peace/institute…
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A few major findings:
• 75% of all elected officials reported receiving threats and harassment
• 47% of those receive threats and harassment monthly
•Women report being threatened and harassed twice as much as men
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Threatening & harassing behavior towards elected officials has been on the rise in the US. In our new report, we provide data on the scope & scale of threats and harassment in San Diego County.
Read report here: sandiego.edu/peace/institute…
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Learn more about the research we have been doing with @carllunaman on the rise in threats and harassment towards elected officials here in San Diego County. The full report will be out in July.
Read: sandiegouniontribune.com/a-p…
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Thank you to our partners that helped make these conversations possible! @ICCE_sandiego @LWVSD @LWVNCSD @NCRConline @diosandiego @ADL_SD @BurnhamCenterSD @SDDistAtty and the San Diego City Attorney's Office
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Topline finding: 75% of San Diego County local elected officials experience threats and harassment, most on a regular basis. We're finalizing the full report now and will release it later this summer. Stay tuned and check back for updates.
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