Student Policy Research Papers

eScholarship stats: History by Item for May through August, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-08	2026-07	2026-06	2026-05
0t82j4vv	1, 2, 3 - You're Out: How Three Strikes Laws Affect Recidivism Nationwide	860	356	117	128	259
10d1t8p4	Recidivism and Rehabilitation: The Effectiveness of In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs in Reducing Recidivism Rates in California	426	49	51	95	231
5vp1p5wv	Punishment vs. Prevention: Do Harsher Drug Laws Reduce Substance Abuse?	366	31	22	67	246
87r7p671	Age and Agency in Marriage: A Comparative Analysis of Minor Marriage Laws and Divorce Rates Across U.S. States	348	159	53	61	75
2135h47b	Heavy is the Cam: The Impact of State Body Camera Policies on Police Use-of-Force	342	53	61	103	125
1mt1g653	California Housing Crisis: Exploring the Link Between Population Shifts and Housing Prices	330	59	44	79	148
2fv99387	Undeterred: Can Capital Punishment Deter Homicides?	316	35	80	59	142
10q76606	Degrees of Inequality: Graduation Rates by Race and Income at California State Universities	315	54	45	82	134
510390cn	California's Immigration Transformation: Ethnic Drivers of Proposition 187 (1994) and their Effect on Senate Bill 54	312	123	40	60	89
18c2c217	The Impact of Affirmative Action on College Admissions: A Quantitative Analysis of Demographic Shifts and Academic Outcomes	303	102	75	40	86
5j55p06r	Rocking the Vote: A Look at California's Voters Choice Act and Its Effects on Voter Participation	295	81	25	77	112
3mm5v06g	Public Opinion on Prop 47: How Critical are Californians of Criminal Justice Reform?	294	23	23	99	149
2hc9n5xh	Who Pays the Price? Analyzing the Relationship Between State Funding and Student Costs at the University of California	258	83	57	60	58
8158v68g	The Myth of the "Migrant Crime Wave": An Analysis of Violent Crimes Committed in California and the Immigrant Communities They Affect	217	54	40	51	72
7zd0k461	To The Salon! Addressing Disparity within California's Nail Industry	212	20	27	47	118
0fk5012j	Does Legalizing Marijuana Decrease Alcohol Consumption?	211	46	38	65	62
5n1298k6	Crime and Punishment: Did Proposition 47 Result in Higher Property Crime Rates? An Analysis of Socioeconomic Variables and Property Crime Rates After Proposition 47	211	33	21	45	112
4qf9h20f	The Dark Web of Affective Polarization: How the Internet Divides Our Country	206	22	22	50	112
26j8t838	Do You Remember That Ad? It Might've Just Been The Reason You Went Out To Vote	197	28	49	42	78
16f5d5cz	Out of Frame: Does Discussing Artificial Intelligence Through Lens of Artist Impact Affect Support for Generative AI Regulation?	196	39	30	29	98
72189446	California's Homeowners Insurance Crisis: Examining Nonrenewals, Wildfire Risk, and Rurality by County	196	45	61	39	51
6sb744x4	Nourishing Young Minds: The Effect of Access to Free School Lunches on Student Achievement	193	41	31	44	77
7r9854s3	Getting Out of the System What You’re Putting In: An Examination of the TaxContributions of Documented and Undocumented Immigrants	191	24	57	64	46
3274m4dt	Prosecutor Politics: How a District Attorney's Ideology Shapes Crime Rates	188	37	22	33	96
2pm4d9nx	The California Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Economic Mobility Across Age Groups	187	50	25	25	87
0280g3qq	The Impact of Ranked Choice Voting on Candidate Diversity in San Francisco Supervisor Elections	186	35	35	42	74
84d1n2wg	Evaluating the Impact of Housing Availability on Crime Rates in Urban Areas	184	31	36	33	84
9bx0n1kh	Levantate!: An Analysis of School Start Times on the California/Mexico Border	180	71	17	31	61
7br1g3tg	The Effects of Federal Funding to Dual Language Immersion Programs on the Student Success Outcomes of K-12 English Language Learner Students in California	177	38	31	45	63
4s459201	The Crisis of Elderly Care in California Prisons: Examining Healthcare Services for Older Incarcerated Individuals	158	31	21	36	70
15j1c7jr	Latinx Representation vs. Success: Are UC Campuses Fulfilling Their Hispanic-Serving Mission?	154	26	29	33	66
4ks810kt	Closing the Gap: An Examination on if the Voters Choice Act (VCA) Amplifies Asian American Voter Engagement	154	24	20	41	69
93t646k6	Restructuring Your Wallet: Bridging the Gap Between California's Polarized Economy	154	13	10	22	109
6p01r8n0	Plant a SEED: The Effects of Entrepreneurship Programs on Immigrants	151	34	8	28	81
3kh204b7	Why are People Dying From Guns? An Analysis of Gun Mortality Rate and Gun Laws	150	38	35	32	45
5dp5c32j	The Speed of Fire: An Evaluation of Emergency Planning and Alerts in Extremely Fast Moving Wildfires	150	48	27	20	55
01n16299	From Vineyard to Lettuce Field: How Foreign Farmworkers’ Population Affect Agricultural Productivity in California	149	34	20	34	61
9r2517tw	The Price of Persistence - How Economic Burden and Mental Health Impact Retention Rates of Hispanic/Latinx Students in the UC System	148	37	21	55	35
17p1k76r	Separation of Ideology: Does Money Separate Representatives from their Constituents	146	16	20	32	78
72t8g6n3	Public Opinion and Police Reform: A Comparative Analysis Between California and Texas	146	18	12	26	90
37n242k5	Unequal Access: Exploring the Role of Socioeconomic, Racial, and Geographic Factors in Autism and Speech Impairment Services in California	142	31	36	28	47
79t9m5sc	Safety or Fear: The Effects of School Resource Officers (SROs) on Student Outcomes	139	28	20	26	65
7vc5t5sp	Funding Freedom, Raising Restriction: The Impact of Campaign Finance on Reproductive Rights	137	31	10	22	74
2q36w0ds	Voting Outcomes Related to Campaign Spending on California Ballot Propositions	136	39	15	28	54
2gm5f16p	Stopping the Cycle: Leveraging Reentry Programs to End Parolee Homelessness	134	32	19	14	69
3fn1z1sw	Bridging Borders, Building Power: Immigrant Communities and Unionization	133	26	10	19	78
42v2h9w0	The Infrastructure of Belonging: Campus Cultural Centers and Black Student Retention and Academic Success	132	20	25	34	53
6c7238tz	Policing, Protests, and Policy: The Impacts of Institutional Backlash on Student Activists	130	30	24	22	54
96x2v7r6	Beyond Four Walls: Why Homelessness Needs More Than Housing	130	11	14	24	81
0kh1r0br	Miles from Counsel: Exploring the Legal Gap between Urban and Rural California	129	20	19	27	63

Top

Note: Due to the evolving nature of web traffic, the data presented here should be considered approximate and subject to revision. Learn more.