Student Policy Research Papers

eScholarship stats: History by Item for March through June, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-06	2026-05	2026-04	2026-03
0t82j4vv	1, 2, 3 - You're Out: How Three Strikes Laws Affect Recidivism Nationwide	754	128	259	185	182
10d1t8p4	Recidivism and Rehabilitation: The Effectiveness of In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs in Reducing Recidivism Rates in California	660	95	231	194	140
5vp1p5wv	Punishment vs. Prevention: Do Harsher Drug Laws Reduce Substance Abuse?	647	67	246	184	150
2135h47b	Heavy is the Cam: The Impact of State Body Camera Policies on Police Use-of-Force	535	103	125	147	160
3274m4dt	Prosecutor Politics: How a District Attorney's Ideology Shapes Crime Rates	453	33	96	148	176
3mm5v06g	Public Opinion on Prop 47: How Critical are Californians of Criminal Justice Reform?	451	99	149	116	87
2fv99387	Undeterred: Can Capital Punishment Deter Homicides?	413	59	142	92	120
1mt1g653	California Housing Crisis: Exploring the Link Between Population Shifts and Housing Prices	409	79	148	93	89
4qf9h20f	The Dark Web of Affective Polarization: How the Internet Divides Our Country	357	50	112	118	77
10q76606	Degrees of Inequality: Graduation Rates by Race and Income at California State Universities	337	82	134	39	82
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	336	45	112	75	104
7zd0k461	To The Salon! Addressing Disparity within California's Nail Industry	323	47	118	89	69
84d1n2wg	Evaluating the Impact of Housing Availability on Crime Rates in Urban Areas	296	33	84	81	98
510390cn	California's Immigration Transformation: Ethnic Drivers of Proposition 187 (1994) and their Effect on Senate Bill 54	289	60	89	63	77
5j55p06r	Rocking the Vote: A Look at California's Voters Choice Act and Its Effects on Voter Participation	289	77	112	33	67
18c2c217	The Impact of Affirmative Action on College Admissions: A Quantitative Analysis of Demographic Shifts and Academic Outcomes	281	40	86	88	67
8158v68g	The Myth of the "Migrant Crime Wave": An Analysis of Violent Crimes Committed in California and the Immigrant Communities They Affect	275	51	72	70	82
0fk5012j	Does Legalizing Marijuana Decrease Alcohol Consumption?	267	65	62	81	59
6sb744x4	Nourishing Young Minds: The Effect of Access to Free School Lunches on Student Achievement	261	44	77	87	53
0280g3qq	The Impact of Ranked Choice Voting on Candidate Diversity in San Francisco Supervisor Elections	260	42	74	88	56
2pm4d9nx	The California Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Economic Mobility Across Age Groups	239	25	87	64	63
16f5d5cz	Out of Frame: Does Discussing Artificial Intelligence Through Lens of Artist Impact Affect Support for Generative AI Regulation?	232	29	98	48	57
87r7p671	Age and Agency in Marriage: A Comparative Analysis of Minor Marriage Laws and Divorce Rates Across U.S. States	230	61	75	37	57
4s459201	The Crisis of Elderly Care in California Prisons: Examining Healthcare Services for Older Incarcerated Individuals	225	36	70	76	43
2hc9n5xh	Who Pays the Price? Analyzing the Relationship Between State Funding and Student Costs at the University of California	215	60	58	47	50
15j1c7jr	Latinx Representation vs. Success: Are UC Campuses Fulfilling Their Hispanic-Serving Mission?	210	33	66	61	50
6p01r8n0	Plant a SEED: The Effects of Entrepreneurship Programs on Immigrants	201	28	81	34	58
2gm5f16p	Stopping the Cycle: Leveraging Reentry Programs to End Parolee Homelessness	200	14	69	53	64
4ks810kt	Closing the Gap: An Examination on if the Voters Choice Act (VCA) Amplifies Asian American Voter Engagement	197	41	69	47	40
0kh1r0br	Miles from Counsel: Exploring the Legal Gap between Urban and Rural California	194	27	63	41	63
01n16299	From Vineyard to Lettuce Field: How Foreign Farmworkers’ Population Affect Agricultural Productivity in California	190	34	61	48	47
93t646k6	Restructuring Your Wallet: Bridging the Gap Between California's Polarized Economy	190	22	109	30	29
79t9m5sc	Safety or Fear: The Effects of School Resource Officers (SROs) on Student Outcomes	188	26	65	46	51
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	188	45	63	38	42
69r209mp	Law and Disorder: Rising Hate Crime Rates and Fluctuating Voter Turnout	184	28	65	51	40
42v2h9w0	The Infrastructure of Belonging: Campus Cultural Centers and Black Student Retention and Academic Success	183	34	53	37	59
72189446	California's Homeowners Insurance Crisis: Examining Nonrenewals, Wildfire Risk, and Rurality by County	183	39	51	41	52
8mf7s7vv	Empowered to Report: How Domestic Violence Support Networks Impact Police-Involved Calls for Assistance	183	32	44	56	51
26j8t838	Do You Remember That Ad? It Might've Just Been The Reason You Went Out To Vote	181	42	78	37	24
72t8g6n3	Public Opinion and Police Reform: A Comparative Analysis Between California and Texas	180	26	90	39	25
7r9854s3	Getting Out of the System What You’re Putting In: An Examination of the TaxContributions of Documented and Undocumented Immigrants	178	64	46	35	33
37n242k5	Unequal Access: Exploring the Role of Socioeconomic, Racial, and Geographic Factors in Autism and Speech Impairment Services in California	176	28	47	57	44
1fs9h45x	How Do the Programs within California State PrisonsAffect the Recidivism Rates of California Counties?	175	33	68	45	29
2sm4b4r2	Raising the Punishment: Understanding the Effectiveness of Sentence-Enhancement Laws on Preventing Human Trafficking in California	175	9	56	66	44
241734tz	Bilingual Brilliance: The Impact of Prop 58 on English Learner Students in High School	173	21	53	56	43
2b14x3tn	Financial Literacy in California: Is Financial Education the Answer for a Future Literate Population?	172	29	71	35	37
17p1k76r	Separation of Ideology: Does Money Separate Representatives from their Constituents	169	32	78	33	26
3fn1z1sw	Bridging Borders, Building Power: Immigrant Communities and Unionization	167	19	78	35	35
9bx0n1kh	Levantate!: An Analysis of School Start Times on the California/Mexico Border	167	31	61	40	35
3cf6r2dg	Next Level Learning: Understanding How the Public Perceives AI Assistance in Higher Education	165	32	42	35	56

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