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March 31, 2021 Paid family and medical leave policies have the potential to promote health and wellbeing, reduce infant mortality, help family economic stability, improve worker productivity and morale and, research shows, can even lead to longer life. But not if people don’t use it. And in the handful of states that have passed such policies, the data shows that many who are eligible and who need it, aren’t using paid leave. Understanding why – and what to do about it – is what the Better Life Lab and New Practice Lab at New America set out to find in a unique, four-week discovery sp...

It doesn't look like much, but the polygraph chair is a place of truth and consequences for many.CATHERINE KOHN/STAFF Most of what we have known about sex offenders for many years was based on the reports from offenders themselves, research has revealed. But self-reporting rarely discloses the full extent of an offender’s true sexual history. Polygraph testing began as a way to validate these self-reports and to ensure an offender was following treatment, if that had been mandated. A federal probation report called “Polygraph Testing Leads to Better Understanding of Adult and Juveni...