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Sentencing decisions around quantity thresholds: theory and experiment
ObjectivesWe study the effects of quantity thresholds (such as drug amount) used to divide offenses into subsections on sentencing decisions by...
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A field-experiment testing the impact of a warrant service prioritization strategy for police patrol officers
The objective of this experiment was to test the efficacy of providing prioritized warrant lists to patrol officers. A field experiment was carried...
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Does Chemical Property Marking Deter Burglary? Results from a New Danish Experiment
Research QuestionDoes enrollment of a burglarized household in a chemical property marking program reduce the risk of repeat burglary of the...
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Should police officers who use force against peaceful protesters be punished? A national experiment
ObjectivesIn a period of mass protest, police use of force against protesters regularly makes headlines across the country. Our study contributes to...
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Who benefits from criminal legal reform? A natural experiment to assess racial disparities in a policy targeting monetary sanctions
ObjectiveTo examine disparities in court fines between American Indian and White convicted persons before and after a South Dakota reform, which...
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Causal Effect of Small Businesses on Street Theft: Evidence from a Natural Experiment of the Bei**g Cleanup Campaign
ObjectivesTo examine the causal impact of small businesses on street theft and the underlying mechanisms.
MethodsThe “Cleanup Holes in the Wall”...
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Police compliance with the social contract as an antecedent of police legitimacy, of satisfaction with the police, and of willingness to obey: findings from a two-stage vignette experiment
ObjectivesTest the effects of police compliance with the restrictions on their authority embedded in Social Contract Theory (SCT) on police...
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The impact of modes of administration on self-reports of offending: evidence from a methodological experiment with university students
ObjectivesCurrent knowledge about the causes of offending behavior is heavily reliant on self-reports of offending (SRO). However, methodological...
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Experiment on camera perspective bias in videos of police-citizen encounters
ObjectivesThis study tested camera perspective bias in evaluating a video-recorded police and citizen interaction.
MethodsUsing professional actors,...
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Staggered deployment of gunshot detection technology in Chicago, IL: a matched quasi-experiment of gun violence outcomes
ObjectivesWe examine the potential effects of gunshot detection technology longitudinally in Chicago through a synthetic control quasi-experiment.
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Traffic Enforcement in New Zealand: A Failed Experiment?
This chapter reviews the delivery of traffic enforcement services by the New Zealand Police between 1992 and 2022. The New Zealand Police merged with...
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Reducing Missed Appointments for Probation and Parole Supervision: a Randomized Experiment with Text Message Reminders
Research QuestionCan text message reminders reduce missed appointments with probation or parole officers by clients under community supervision?
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Perceived Rehabilitation Across Types of Justice-Involved Individuals: An Experiment
In the era of increasing support for rehabilitation, an often-overlooked question is how the public recognizes when someone is rehabilitated. The...
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Warriors and Vigilantes as Police Officers: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Body Cameras in Rio de Janeiro
Research QuestionCan requiring police to wear body-worn cameras (BWC) on duty restrain police misconduct in contexts such as a favela in Rio de...
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Deterrent effects of sanction severity and the role of procedural justice in prison: a preregistered randomized vignette experiment
ObjectivesThis study tests deterrence theory and procedural justice theory in prisons. Severe sanctions in prisons may deter detainees from...
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Understanding cybercrime involvement: a quasi-experiment on engagement with money mule recruitment ads on Instagram
ObjectivesExamine the level of engagement of young users with money mule recruitment ads on Instagram.
MethodsThree ads reflecting key cybercrime...
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Police sexual assault investigation training, impulsivity, and officer intentions to arrest and use procedural justice: a randomized experiment
ObjectivesExamine the effect of a 40-h police sexual assault training and individual-level impulsivity on officers’ intention to make an arrest and...
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Do Effects of Arrest on Recidivism Vary by Neighborhood? A Contextual Analysis of the Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment
Research QuestionDoes the effect of arrest for misdemeanor domestic assault on suspect recidivism vary by characteristics of the neighborhood in...
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Crime trend perceptions, negative emotions, and public punitiveness: a survey experiment of information treatment
ObjectivesPublic punitiveness is closely related to the expansion of the US penal system. Prior studies have examined inaccurate crime trend...
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Do police videos impact youths’ willingness to cooperate with the police? Results from a national experiment
ObjectiveTest how virtual, vicarious exposure to a procedurally just versus unjust police traffic stop impacts youths’ perceptions of police...