purporting to show robust and precise estimates of a substantial deterrent effect of capital punishment. We assess the various … deterrent effect of the death penalty, but profound uncertainty -- even about its sign. -- execution ; capital punishment … ; homicide ; crime ; death penalty ; differences-in-differences ; murder ; deterrence …

females who commit the same crime and have the same prior criminal record be sentenced equally. Using data obtained from the …

that school sanctions may have important long-run benefits. -- Drug ; crime ; adolescent ; risky behavior ; expulsion …

to lead a life of crime than those graduating into a buoyant labour market. These effects are long lasting and …

In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using …

changes in troop levels on violent crime in El Paso County, where Fort Carson is located. Our results suggest that never … relationship between the number of previously deployed units and violent crime are generally small and statistically insignificant …

increase crime rates and pose a national security risk. Existing research presents ambiguous expectations about the … consequences of refugee resettlement on crime. We leverage a natural experiment in the United States, where an Executive Order by … that there is no discernible effect on county-level crime rates. These null effects are consistent across all types of …

the likelihood of property and violent crime, arrest, gang membership, trouble with police, and punishment under the …Several high-profile news stories have linked post-September 11 (9/11) combat service to violent crime among veterans … of modern warfare on crime. Using data from two national surveys and a unified framework, we find consistent evidence …

deployment on crime. However, the elasticities obtained in these settings may not easily extrapolate to more standard … these increases in patrolling were accompanied by corresponding decreases in crime. The standard errors are small enough to …