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 13: Ariel White on short jail spells and subsequent voting behavior (REBROADCAST)
Episode 6: Manisha Shah on criminalizing sex work (REBROADCAST)
Episode 50: Desmond Ang on the effects of police violence
Episode 49: Michael Makowsky on the minimum wage, EITC, and recidivism
Episode 48: Cody Tuttle on SNAP benefits and recidivism
Episode 47: Greg Midgette on the 24/7 Sobriety program
Bonus episode: Erin Kelly on punishment and responsibility
Episode 46: Anna Harvey on reducing racial disparities in crime victimization
Episode 45: Conrad Miller on racial disparities in sentencing
Bonus episode: Sarah Brayne on police surveillance
Episode 44: Arianna Ornaghi on how local news coverage affects policing
Episode 43: Elizabeth Linos on police recruiting
Episode 16: Stephen Billings on lead and crime (REBROADCAST)
Episode 8: Amanda Agan on Ban the Box (REBROADCAST)
Bonus episode: David Skarbek on the social order of prisons
Episode 42: Andrea Velasquez on how crime affects risk aversion
Episode 41: Matthew Lindquist on the health effects of prison
Episode 40: Emily Leslie on COVID and domestic violence
Episode 39: Anna Bindler on the labor market effects of crime victimization
Episode 38: CarlyWill Sloan on racial bias in policing
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