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Measuring Crime: Behind the Statistics

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York

Abstract: In 1915, the Chicago City Council asked statistician Edith Abbott to report “upon the frequency of murder, assault, burglary, robbery, theft and like crimes in Chicago." Her report, drawing

Queer & “Here”

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York

Queer & "Here" From hookup apps to investigative reporting, community-building to historical archiving, the Internet has transformed queer experience and visibility. What have these changes wrought? What gains? What losses?