Misdemeanor prosecution
Abstract Communities across the United States are reconsidering the public safety benefits
of prosecuting nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, yet there is little empirical evidence to …
of prosecuting nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, yet there is little empirical evidence to …
Internalizing governance externalities: The role of institutional cross-ownership
We analyze the role of institutional cross-ownership in internalizing corporate governance
externalities using granular mutual fund proxy voting data. Exploiting within-proposal and …
externalities using granular mutual fund proxy voting data. Exploiting within-proposal and …
Reducing crime through environmental design: Evidence from a randomized experiment of street lighting in New York City
Objectives This paper offers novel experimental evidence that violent crimes can be
successfully reduced by changing the situational environment that potential victims and …
successfully reduced by changing the situational environment that potential victims and …
Early evidence on recreational marijuana legalization and traffic fatalities
Over the last few years, marijuana has become legally available for recreational use to
roughly a quarter of Americans. Policy makers have long expressed concerns about the …
roughly a quarter of Americans. Policy makers have long expressed concerns about the …
Diversion in the criminal justice system
M Mueller-Smith, K T. Schnepel - The Review of Economic …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This article provides the first causal estimates on the popular, cost-saving practice of
diversion in the criminal justice system, an intervention that provides offenders with a second …
diversion in the criminal justice system, an intervention that provides offenders with a second …
Life and death in the fast lane: Police enforcement and traffic fatalities
G DeAngelo, B Hansen - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014 - aeaweb.org
Simultaneity complicates the estimation of the causal effect of police on crime. We overcome
this obstacle by focusing on a mass layoff of Oregon State Police in February of 2003. Due …
this obstacle by focusing on a mass layoff of Oregon State Police in February of 2003. Due …
A few bad apples? Racial bias in policing
F Goncalves, S Mello - American Economic Review, 2021 - aeaweb.org
We estimate the degree to which individual police officers practice racial discrimination.
Using a bunching estimation design and data from the Florida Highway Patrol, we show that …
Using a bunching estimation design and data from the Florida Highway Patrol, we show that …
The effects of DNA databases on crime
JL Doleac - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017 - aeaweb.org
Every US state has a database of criminal offenders' DNA profiles. These databases receive
widespread attention in the media and popular culture, but there has been no rigorous …
widespread attention in the media and popular culture, but there has been no rigorous …
Snapping back: Food stamp bans and criminal recidivism
C Tuttle - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019 - aeaweb.org
I estimate the effect of access to food stamps on criminal recidivism. In 1996, a federal
welfare reform imposed a lifetime ban from food stamps on convicted drug felons. Florida …
welfare reform imposed a lifetime ban from food stamps on convicted drug felons. Florida …
Encouraging desistance from crime
JL Doleac - Journal of Economic Literature, 2023 - aeaweb.org
Half of individuals released from prison in the United States will be re-incarcerated within
three years, creating an incarceration cycle that is detrimental to individuals, families, and …
three years, creating an incarceration cycle that is detrimental to individuals, families, and …