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The Effects of a Gender-based Violence (GBV) Curriculum on GBV and Education in Mozambique

Maria Micaela Sviatschi
In Mozambique, researchers are evaluating the GBV and schooling impacts of implementing a GBV curriculum targeted at students.

Roots and Remedies: Persistent poverty and violence amongst urban street youth in Liberia

Chris Blattman
Sebastian Chaskel
Julian Jamison
Margaret Sheridan
To understand the long-term effectiveness of CBT among adults, researchers evaluated the impact of a short-term CBT program and the distribution of unconditional cash transfers on the behavior of high-risk young men in Liberia. CBT reduced criminal behavior among participants both in the short run...
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A 20-year Follow Up to an Early Childhood Stimulation Program in Jamaica

Paul Gertler
James Heckman
Rodrigo Pinto
Arianna Zanolini
Christel Vermeerch
Susan Walker
Susan Chang-Lopez
Sally Grantham-McGregor

Training Local Leaders to Prevent and Reduce Domestic Violence in their Communities

Erica Field
Javier Romero
Ursula Aldana

Can Devolving the Police Increase the State's Capacity to Provide Legal Protections

Jasper Cooper
Researchers are using a randomized evaluation in Papua New Guinea to study the impact of the Community Auxiliary Police (CAP), a program that devolves policing powers to carefully selected community members.
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The Effects of Media Messages on Social Attitudes in Uganda

Don Green
Jasper Cooper
Anna Wilke
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Using Cultural Ceremonies to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Transmission

Vandana Sharma
Jessica Leight
Fabio Verani
Samuel Tewolde
Negussie Deyesa
Researchers evaluated the effect of a gender-transformative skills-building program on IPV incidence, HIV risk behaviors, and other health outcomes in rural Ethiopia. Overall, the program led to reductions in IPV when delivered to groups of men, but not when delivered to couples or to women only...

Police Performance and Public Perception in Rajasthan

Abhijit Banerjee
Daniel Keniston
Esther Duflo
Raghabendra Chattopadhyay
Better training and longer job postings improved police performance and public perceptions of the police force.