Laboratory experiments in psychology find that media violence increases aggression in the short run. We analyze whether … media violence affects violent crime in the field. We exploit variation in the violence of blockbuster movies from 1995 to … attendance appears to reduce alcohol consumption. Like the laboratory experiments, we find indirect evidence that movie violence …

There is a vigorous debate on whether arrests for domestic violence (DV) will deter future abuse or create a … decriminalization of domestic violence and suggest the optimal police response is to lower the threshold for arrest. …

There is a vigorous debate on whether arrests for domestic violence (DV) will deter future abuse or create a … decriminalization of domestic violence and suggest the optimal police response is to lower the threshold for arrest. …

There is a vigorous debate on whether arrests for domestic violence (DV) will deter future abuse or create a … decriminalization of domestic violence and suggest the optimal police response is to lower the threshold for arrest …

There is a vigorous debate on whether arrests for domestic violence (DV) will deter future abuse or create a … decriminalization of domestic violence and suggest the optimal police response is to lower the threshold for arrest …

We study the link between family violence and the emotional cues associated with wins and losses by local professional … football teams. We hypothesize that the risk of violence is affected by the 'gain-loss' utility of game outcomes around a … of at-home violence by men against their wives and girlfriends. In contrast, losses when the game was expected to be …

Family violence is a pervasive and costly problem, yet there is no consensus on how to interpret the phenomenon of … violence by one family member against another. Some analysts assume that violence has an instrumental role in intra … using data on police reports of family violence on Sundays during the professional football season. Controlling for location …

We study the link between family violence and the emotional cues associated with wins and losses by local professional … football teams. We hypothesize that the risk of violence is affected by the 'gain-loss' utility of game outcomes around a … of at-home violence by men against their wives and girlfriends. In contrast, losses when the game was expected to be …

We study the link between family violence and the emotional cues associated with wins and losses by local professional … football teams. We hypothesize that the risk of violence is affected by the 'gain-loss' utility of game outcomes around a … of at-home violence by men against their wives and girlfriends. In contrast, losses when the game was expected to be …