William Arbour talks about how prison-based behavioral programs in Canada affect recidivism.
"Can Recidivism Be Prevented From Behind Bars? Evidence From a Behavioral Program" by William Arbour.
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:“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.
Probable Causation Episode 23: Lelys Dinarte.
"One Size Doesn’t Fit All – The Heterogeneous Effects of Prison Programs" by Michael LaForest-Tucker. [Working paper available from the author.]
"Can Restorative Justice Conferencing Reduce Recidivism? Evidence From the Make-it-Right Program" by Yotam Shem-Tov, Steven Raphael, and Alissa Skog.
Episode 37: Jamein Cunningham on legal services for the poor
Episode 36: Ellora Derenoncourt on the Great Migration and economic mobility
Episode 35: Erich Muehlegger on air pollution and crime
Episode 34: David Phillips on emergency financial assistance
Episode 33: Jason Lindo on violent media content
Episode 32: Sarit Weisburd on police presence and crime
Episode 19: Jeremy West on racial bias in police investigations (REBROADCAST)
Episode 10: Emily Weisburst on police officers in schools (REBROADCAST)
Episode 31: Randi Hjalmarsson on jury decision-making
Episode 30: Brittany Street on economic opportunity and crime
Episode 29: Patricio Dominguez on the interactions of offenders and victims
Episode 28: Jillian Carr on SNAP benefit distribution and crime
Episode 27: Benjamin Hansen on marijuana legalization
Episode 26: Kirabo Jackson on single-sex education
Episode 25: Sara Heller on summer youth employment programs
Bonus episode: Adam Gelb on the Council on Criminal Justice
Episode 24: Logan Lee on residential housing programs
Bonus episode: Rachel Barkow
Episode 23: Lelys Dinarte on after-school programs in El Salvador
Episode 22: Phil Levine on gun exposure and accidental shootings
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