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Community Policing, Citizen Feedback, and Public Trust in Pakistan

Ali Cheema
Ali Hasanain
Jacob Shapiro
It is unclear whether a gender-differentiated intervention may be more effective in reducing some or all types of crime. To better understand this issue, researchers are working with the local police force in two districts in Pakistan to study its effects on trust levels and occurrence of crime.
A group of teenagers working outside, wearing safety vests that say "One Summer Chicago" on the back, paint a brick wall blue.

How Boston’s Summer Employment Program Affects Youth Criminal Justice Outcomes

Alicia Sasser Modestino
Researchers evaluated whether Boston’s SYEP had an effect on the criminal justice outcomes of participants and sought to gauge the potential mechanisms driving these effects. The program reduced participants’ violent and property crime-related arraignments.
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Servicio Militar Obligatorio y Crimen en Argentina

Sebastian Galiani
Martin A. Rossi
Ernesto Schargrodsky
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Expressive Arts, Recidivism and the Labor Market Reintegration of Juvenile Offenders

Marianne Bertrand
Oeindrila Dube
Image of Rajasthan police in uniforms and with masks walking in two rows.

Desempeño de la Policía y Percepción Pública en Rajasthan, India

Abhijit Banerjee
Raghabendra Chattopadhyay
Esther Duflo
Daniel Keniston
Nina Singh

Mejorando las Viviendas de los Habitantes de Zonas Marginales

Ryan Cooper
Sebastian Galiani
Paul Gertler
Sebastian Martinez
Raimundo Undurraga
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Discriminación en el sistema judicial

The Effects of Exposure to Financial Markets on Voter Behavior in Israel

Saumitra Jha
Moses Shayo
In many societies facing violent conflict, policymakers have attempted a number of strategies to reduce conflict and generate support for peace initiatives, but rarely consider the role that exposure to financial markets can play in mitigating social conflict. Researchers evaluated the impacts of...