Policymakers can take actions to prevent local conflict before it begins, if such violence can be accurately predicted … decades of fine-grained violence data by type, alongside hundreds of annual risk factors. We predict violence one year ahead … with a range of machine learning techniques. Models reliably identify persistent, high-violence hot spots. Violence is not …

skills and preferences reduce crime and violence. The authors recruited criminally-engaged Liberian men and randomized half … also randomized $200 grants. Cash alone and therapy alone dramatically reduced crime and violence, but effects dissipated … within a year. When cash followed therapy, however, crime and violence decreased by as much as 50 percent for at least a year …

adults, and that investments in them reduce crime and violence. We recruited criminally-engaged men and randomized half to … lifestyle. We also randomized $200 grants. Cash alone and therapy alone initially reduced crime and violence, but effects … dissipated over time. When cash followed therapy, crime and violence decreased dramatically for at least a year. We hypothesize …

adults, and that investments in them reduce crime and violence. We recruited criminally-engaged men and randomized half to … lifestyle. We also randomized $200 grants. Cash alone and therapy alone initially reduced crime and violence, but effects … dissipated over time. When cash followed therapy, crime and violence decreased dramatically for at least a year. We hypothesize …

should help people reach and maintain bargains, minimizing violence. Can outside organizations engineer improvements and … violent land disputes are common. Prior work showed a fall in violence and unresolved disputes within one year. We return …