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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 …
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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 …
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Field experiments rely heavily on self-reported data, but subjects may misreport behaviors, especially sensitive ones such as crime. If treatment influences survey responses, it biases experimental estimates. We develop a validation technique that uses intensive qualitative work to assess survey...
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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 …
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In most societies, a small number of people commit the most serious violence. Short-term studies have shown that … violence, especially when policymakers are searching for alternatives to aggressive policing and incarceration …
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skills and preferences reduce crime and violence. The authors recruited criminally-engaged Liberian men and randomized half …
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