Institute for Urban Policy Research

Responding to Sex Trafficking in the Greater Dallas Area: A Needs Assessment

October 31, 2023

Executive Summary Human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation, harboring, transfer, and/or abduction of people through fraud, force, and/or coercion. It is a global public health crisis that transcends borders, cultures, and demographics. A form of modern-day slavery, it traps millions of individuals, primarily women, children, and vulnerable populations, into lives of exploitation, abuse, and forced…
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2021 Beyond ABC Report

November 15, 2021

Since 2010, the Institute has partnered with Children’s Health System of Texas to produce the Beyond ABC: Growing Up in North Texas report. Our 2021 report finds that, while poverty conditions for North Texas children have improved, mental health concerns have grown. In addition, Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased concerns for our children’s educational…
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A Review of Eviction Protections in Dallas, Texas

May 12, 2021

The Institute for Urban Policy Research partnered with the Texas Tenants Union to better understand the impact of eviction remediation programs on the plight of tenants in the City of Dallas. In Dallas, roughly three of every five households rent their home; programs aimed at preventing eviction are pertinent to most of Dallas’s population (U.…
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2017-18 Domestic Violence Task Force Report

October 26, 2018

Since 2014, the Institute for Urban Policy Research has worked closely with the Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force to produce an annual report detailing important trends in domestic violence policy, victim services, and batterer interventions, as well as domestic violence offense, arrest, and prosecution trends. Here you will find the latest report, as well as…
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Community-wide Data Initiative Listening Session Report

August 23, 2018

The Institute, in conjunction with the Community Council of Greater Dallas, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, and the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation recently embarked on a community-wide data initiative, funded initially by the Community Service Block Grant. A first step included listening to community-based organizations and government to learn how they use data…
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United Way 2016 Scorecard

March 8, 2018

Based on the research provided by the Insitute, these scorecards illustrate the impact of the United Way’s investment in North Texas. These scorecards cover their impact areas of Income, Education, and Health, and provide macro information about the region as well as information about the lives they touch.

Beyond ABC 2017

November 14, 2017

Dallas Domestic Violence Taskforce Report 2016-17

October 26, 2017

This report marks the third iteration of the Institute’s collaboration with the City of Dallas Domestic Violence Taskforce.

Voting Scared: does neighborhood level crime and fear of crime affect voter turnout?

November 18, 2016

Authors: Timothy M. Bray, Anthony M. Galvan, Denise Paquette Boots Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in New Orleans, LA on November 18, 2016 While many factors impact voter turnout, the act of voting occurs in neighborhoods, and this research seeks to explore the relationship between neighborhood-level crime and…
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Police Use of Force Post-Ferguson: Evidence from Dallas, Texas

November 17, 2016

Authors: Zachary A. Powell and Anthony M. Galvan Presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology on November 16, 2017 Abstract: In recent memory, the United States has been subject to many highly publicized protests against police departments in response to perceived injustices against civilian populations. One event, occurring in Ferguson, Missouri,…
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