The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, July 2, at 1pm ET. Miguel de Figueiredo will present: "Police Drones: An Empirical Analysis"

It was a delight to join the Fighting Crime podcast to talk about the impacts of law enforcement DNA databases. My research from Denmark shows that adding people charged with felony offenses to these databases has a huge deterrent effect on crime!

New post! On convenings as catalytic investments, and how to measure their ROI.

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, June 25, at 1pm ET. Marcus Gehrsitz will present: "From Custody to Community: Post-Release Supervision and Re-Offending"

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, June 18, at 1pm ET. Owen Thompson will present: "Extending Childhood in the Criminal Justice System"

New post! On incubating scalable solutions to problems like gender-based violence.

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, June 11, at 1pm ET. David Murphy will present: "Alcohol, Conflict, and the Household: Evidence from a Randomized Counseling Intervention"

It’s time for another big leap! I’m leaving Arnold Ventures this summer. Ready for a new adventure. ✨

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, June 4, at 1pm ET. CarlyWill Sloan will present: "More with Less: The Impact of Mandatory Overtime on Police Wellness and Productivity"

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, May 28, at 1pm ET. Jacob Harris will present: "Margins of Punishment: Is the Mark of a Conviction Uniquely Criminogenic?"

I've started a Substack! In "Probable Causation: The Newsletter," I'll share regular updates on what I'm thinking about in the evidence-based public safety space. Please subscribe and share! First post linked below.

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, May 21, at 1pm ET. Rocco Macchiavello will present: "(Managing) Violence Across UK Prisons"

I'll be at the ASEBP conference this week, giving the "opening remarks" on Thursday morning. If you'll also be there, come find me then or at the reception Thursday evening. Looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues!

Just updated: This spreadsheet of crime-related papers published in top econ journals. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, May 7, at 1pm ET. Max Kapustin will present: "We're Building Something Here: Reducing Gun Violence Without Exacerbating the Harms of Policing in Baltimore's Western District"

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, April 30, at 1pm ET. Juliet-Nil Uraz will present: "Justice Under Austerity: The Impacts of Reduced Access to Legal Assistance in England and Wales"

The publisher of my book, How Economics Discovered Women, is providing a 30% discount for online preorders as of today: UCPSAVE30.

Reminder: Arnold Ventures has a standing RFP for causal research related to crime, the CJ system, and people with criminal records. The first step is just a 3-page LOI. We've tried to keep it simple, and aim to give you an answer in ~3 months.

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, April 16, at 1pm ET. Gerrit von Zedlitz will present: "Police Officer Identification and Misconduct"

I'm putting together the summer schedule for the ViCE seminar (link below). Have a working paper related to crime or criminal justice policy that you'd like to present? Send it to me! (Papers measuring causal effects are the best fit.)

Did you know that the Criminal Justice team at Arnold Ventures hosts a Slack channel for researchers, where we broadcast research ideas/opportunities and requests for research help from practitioners/lawmakers? Great resource for PhD students and junior scholars.

This week I was in Phoenix, talking with folks about electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration, among other things. Prison is super expensive! When we can use EM instead, we should.

The latest ViCE seminar schedule is online. Looking forward to digging into these papers!

I like conferences in general, but I can't remember one that I enjoyed and where I learned as much as the Arnold Ventures BRIDGE event on online harassment and stalking. So inspiring to meet researchers and practitioners in this field! @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social

If you are in Providence on April 13, please join us at 4:00pm for a talk by Jens Ludwig on his important new book Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence. Registration required. @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social events.brown.edu/watson/event...

My dear friend Paige Harden and I both have new books out, and both are about crime & punishment — but from different (though still evidence-based) perspectives.

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, April 9, at 1pm ET. Sofia Amaral will present: "Can Debiasing Law Enforcement Officers Improve Performance? Evidence from an Expressive Arts Intervention in India"

⬇️ exposure to lead ⬆️ access to high-quality preschool Improve nutrition 🍓🥦 ⬆️ spending on schools ➕ summer youth employment programs ➕ cognitive behavior therapy ⬆️ access to health care ⬇️ exposure to air pollution

Just finished The Science of Second Chances by @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social I especially appreciate part 2, which identifies evidence-backed policy ideas to improve outcomes for children & young adults. Really hope to see uptake of these ideas in future elections! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

I was in Salt Lake City this week to celebrate Gov. Cox’s signing of #HB137, which creates a fund to help law enforcement solve more crimes, faster. Research friends: this bill includes an RCT. 🙌🏻🎉 Huge thanks and congrats to all involved, especially former Rep. Tyler Clancy.

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, April 2, at 1pm ET. Pedro Rodriguez-Martinez will present: "The Within-Family Labor Market Effects of Incarceration: Evidence from Ecuador"

I’m excited to see friends and colleagues in San Francisco this week! I’m speaking at the Commonwealth Club Tuesday evening - you can attend in person or online. (Link to buy tickets below.) If you’re there in person, you’ll get a free copy of my book, courtesy of Ken Broad. 🙏

I’m excited to see friends and colleagues in San Francisco this week! I’m speaking at the Commonwealth Club Tuesday evening - you can attend in person or online. (Link to buy tickets below.) If you’re there in person, you’ll get a free copy of my book, courtesy of Ken Broad. 🙏

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, March 26, at 1pm ET. Barbara Lundebjerg will present: "The Impact of DACA on Juvenile Crime and School Safety"

I’m thrilled to see this glowing review of my new book (The Science of Second Chances) from Keith Humphreys in the Washington Monthly. I’ve long-admired Keith’s work for “factivism” over activism in the public safety space. There is, of course, lots more to do. Onward!

Did you know that Arnold Ventures has a standing RFP for causal research proposals related to crime and the criminal justice system? Send us your ideas! We aim to get you an answer fast (within 3 months).

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Very fun to see an excerpt from my new book, The Science of Second Chances, in TIME this weekend. 🎉

So happy that the Next Big Idea Club team has selected my first book - THE SCIENCE OF SECOND CHANCES - as a monthly must-read! I summarize 5 big takeaways in this Book Bite. (Link below.)

Great article about my new book — The Science of Second Chances — in Vox. Let's go make some positive change!

I’ve been thinking a lot about how to offer an escape route for economists who are tired of academia and want to apply their skills in the real world. (I love it out here!) This is one idea. Deadline: March 15.

Huge thanks to Above the Law's Jabot Podcast for having me on to discuss my new book, The Science of Second Chances.

Just finished reading my copy of “The Science of Second Chances” by @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social and I can’t recommend it enough. (Thread)

Huge thanks to Michael Klein for having me on EconoFact Chats to talk about my new book. We discussed how the economics toolkit is helpful for improving public safety, and much more. Link below!

The Criminal Justice team at Arnold Ventures is looking for a pending/recent PhD with strong causal inference skills, for a remote, part-time consulting position. This is a great opportunity for someone considering a transition from academia to the policy space. Deadline: March 15 Please share!

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, March 5, at 1pm ET. Danielle Nemschoff will present: "Does Distance from Home Matter in Prison? Effects on Visitation and Recidivism"

DCA -> IAH ✈️ What a week! I loved seeing so many friends and colleagues at book launch events in NYC and DC. (A few photos are below.) It’s a bit surreal that THE SCIENCE OF SECOND CHANCES is officially out in the world. Now home to snuggle with Chula! 🐶

"I think state lawmakers really just are much more pragmatic than the lawmakers we're used to seeing on cable news," says TPN member @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social in conversation with Jeff Asher about how research is reforming criminal justice policy. "And so that just gives me a lot of hope."

New podcast out today celebrating @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social's new book The Science of Second Chances. It's a great chat about learning what works & how to bring about research-backed criminal justice policy. Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/6WE9...