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Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

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Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Fundamentals of Regulatory Design

Sparrow, Malcolm K. Fundamentals of Regulatory Design, Paperback & Kindle. Kindle Direct Publishing, 2020.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Matching the Science to the Art

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Problem-Oriented Policing: Matching the Science to the Art." Crime Science 7.1 (December 2018).

Moving Beyond Bratton

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Moving Beyond Bratton." New York Times. August 8, 2016.

Handcuffed: What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform

Sparrow, Malcolm K. Handcuffed: What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform. Brookings Institution Press, 2016.

Measuring Performance in a Modern Police Organization

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Measuring Performance in a Modern Police Organization." New Perspectives in Policing, March 2015.

Managing the Boundary between Public and Private Policing

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Managing the Boundary between Public and Private Policing." New Perspectives in Policing. National Institute of Justice and Program in Criminal Justice, Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School, 2014.

Performance Measurement in a Modern Police Organization

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Performance Measurement in a Modern Police Organization." New Perspectives in Policing. National Institute of Justice and Program in Criminal Justice, Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School, 2014.

What Does It Mean to be a Risk-based Regulator?

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "What Does It Mean to be a Risk-based Regulator?" Beyond Finance - Financial Supervision in the 21st Century. Dutch National Bank Occasional Series, March 2014, 9-14.

Prevention Services Strategy Review

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Prevention Services Strategy Review." Final report for WorkSafeBC, British Columbia, Canada, May 29, 2013.

Foreword

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Foreword." Financial Supervision in the 21st Century. Ed. A. Joanne Kellermann, Jakob de Haan, and Femke de Vries. Springer-Verlag, 2013, v-viii.

Crime Reduction through a Regulatory Approach: Joining the Regulatory Fold

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Crime Reduction through a Regulatory Approach: Joining the Regulatory Fold." Criminology & Public Policy 11.2 (May 2012): 345-359.

Unravelling a Risk-Management Challenge

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Unravelling a Risk-Management Challenge." Ports in a Storm: Public Management in a Turbulent World. Ed. John D. Donahue and Mark H. Moore. Brookings Institution Press, 2012, 25-54.

An E-Ripoff of the U.S.

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "An E-Ripoff of the U.S." Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2011.

Governing Science

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Governing Science." New Perspectives in Policing (Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety), January 2011.

Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated? Managing the Risks

Sparrow, Malcolm K., Coleman D. Bazelon, and Charles Jackson. "Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated? Managing the Risks." Report prepared for The Brattle Group, December 2009.

One Week in Heron City: A Case Study

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "One Week in Heron City: A Case Study." New Perspectives in Policing (Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety), September 2009.

Criminal Prosecution as a Deterrent to Health Care Fraud

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Criminal Prosecution as a Deterrent to Health Care Fraud." Testimony to the Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, U.S. Senate, May 20, 2009.

Leader's Log: Lessons from the Financial ‘Accident’: Promoting Sensible and Stable Attitudes Towards Regulation is Part of Risk Management

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Leader's Log: Lessons from the Financial ‘Accident’: Promoting Sensible and Stable Attitudes Towards Regulation is Part of Risk Management." Aerosafety World. May 2009, 24-25.

Fraud in the U.S. Health Care System: Exposing the Vulnerabilities of Automated Payment Systems

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Fraud in the U.S. Health Care System: Exposing the Vulnerabilities of Automated Payment Systems." Social Research 75.4 (Winter 2008).

Why Are Dead Doctors Allowed to Practice?

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Why Are Dead Doctors Allowed to Practice?" Miami Herald, September 4, 2008.

Managing Risks in Civil Aviation: A Review of the FAA's Approach to Safety

Sparrow, Malcolm K., Ambassador Edward W. Stimpson, J. Randolph Babbitt, William O. McCabe, Hon. Carl W. Vogt. "Managing Risks in Civil Aviation: A Review of the FAA's Approach to Safety." Report of the Independent Review Team, Department of Transportation, September 2, 2008.

The Character of Harms: Operational Challenges in Control

Sparrow, Malcolm K. The Character of Harms: Operational Challenges in Control. Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Corruption in Health Care Systems: The U.S. Experience.

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Corruption in Health Care Systems: The U.S. Experience." Global Corruption Report 2006: Special Focus - Corruption and Health. Ed. Transparency International. Pluto Press, 2006, 16-22.

Compliance Assistance and 'Beyond Compliance' : Overview.

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Compliance Assistance and 'Beyond Compliance' : Overview." Making Law Work: Environmental Compliance and Sustainable Development. Ed. Durwood Zaelke, Donald Kaniaru, and Eva Kruzikova. Cameron May and The Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, 2005, Vol 2, 149-154.

Fraud Control in the Health Care Industry: Assessing the State of the Art.

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Fraud Control in the Health Care Industry: Assessing the State of the Art." Readings in White-Collar Crime. Ed. David Shichor, Larry Gaines, and Richard Ball. Waveland, 2002.

“Getting Serious About Risk Control.”

Sparrow, Malcolm K. “Getting Serious About Risk Control.” Canadian Government Executive Magazine, 4, 2002: 19-22.

Fraud and Abuse Detection and Control in the Florida Medicaid Program: A Strategic Review of AHCA's Program Integrity Operations.

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Fraud and Abuse Detection and Control in the Florida Medicaid Program: A Strategic Review of AHCA's Program Integrity Operations." Prepared for Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, September 2001.