Sara Heller and Max Kapustin talk about the effects of the READI program on gun violence in Chicago.
“Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago” by Monica P. Bhatt, Sara B. Heller, Max Kapustin, Marianne Bertrand, and Christopher Blattman.
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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:“Cure Violence: A Public Health Model to Reduce Gun Violence” by Jeffrey Butts, Caterina Gouvis Roman, Lindsay Bostwick, and Jeremy R. Porter.
“Machine Learning Can Predict Shooting Victimization Well Enough to Help Prevent It” by Sara B Heller, Benjamin Jakubowski, Zubin Jelveh, and Max Kapustin.
“The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Next Generation of Subsidized Employment Programs” by Cindy Redcross, Bret Barden, Dan Bloom, Joseph Broads, Jennifer Thompson, Sonya Williams, Sam Elkins, Randall Jurus, Janae Bonus, Ada Tso et al.
“Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago” by Sara B. Heller, Anuj K. Shah, Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Harold A. Pollack.
“Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Liberia” by Christopher Blattman, Julian C. Jamison, and Margaret Sheridan.
“Reducing Violence Without Police: A Review of Research Evidence” by Charles Branas, Shani Bugs, Jeffrey A. Butts, Anna Harvey, and Erin M. Kerrison.
“Advance Peace Stockton, 2018-20 Evaluation Report” by Jason Corburn and Amanda Fukutome.
“Implementation Evaluation of Roca, Inc.” by Abt Associates.
“Reaching and Connecting: Preliminary Results from Chicago CRED’s Impact on Gun Violence Involvement” by Northwestern Neighborhood & Network Initiative.
Episode 96: Andreas Kotsadam on jobs and intimate partner violence
Episode 95: Marcella Alsan on fear and the social safety net
Episode 94: Jesse Bruhn on the effects of gangs in Chicago
Episode 93: Justin Holz on peer effects in police use of force
Episode 92: Laura Khoury on the mental health effects of prison in Norway
Bonus episode: Joanna Schwartz on accountability for police misconduct
Episode 91: Allison Harris on registering returning citizens to vote
Episode 90: Matthew Ross on police field training
Episode 89: Graeme Blair on community policing in the Global South
Episode 87: Emily Nix on violence against women at work
Episode 7: Jeff Weaver on the effects of parental and sibling incarceration (REBROADCAST)
Episode 3: Analisa Packham on syringe exchange programs (REBROADCAST)
Episode 86: Elizabeth Luh on financial penalties
Episode 85: Sofia Amaral on reducing street harassment in India
Episode 84: Alex Albright on bail reform
Episode 83: Kevin Wilson on DC’s 911 nurse triage line
Episode 82: Kirabo Jackson on the multiple dimensions of school quality
Episode 81: Anita Mukherjee on how heat affects violence in prisons
Episode 80: Thomas Dee on sending health workers to 911 calls
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