Crime, violence et conflits
File: Policy publication
Understanding Each Other: Improving Inter-Ethnic Cohesion in Schools in Turkey
An interactive classroom program encouraging students to consider one another’s perspectives in Turkey lowered peer violence, improved relationships between refugee and Turkish students, and increased prosocial behaviors like trust, cooperation, and altruism.
In the news
Governance, Crime, and Conflict Initiative Evidence Review
What are the most promising strategies for reducing crime, violence, and conflict? The past decade has seen a dramatic expansion in the experimental literature designed to help answer this question. Moving beyond evaluations of individual programs, these studies seek to advance our understanding...
Blog
Preventing intimate partner violence by engaging men: Evidence from Unite for Better Life in Ethiopia
A growing body of evidence suggests that gender inequality, especially social norms that endorse violence against women, is one of the main drivers of IPV. What programs can effectively build more gender equitable attitudes and behaviors, and do these behaviors translate into reductions in violence...
Blog
Pushing the boundaries of governance, crime, and conflict research: Innovations in research, measurement, and design
In 2017, J-PAL and IPA jointly launched the Governance, Crime, and Conflict Initiative to increase our understanding of effective policies to promote peace and good governance, reduce crime, and support individuals and communities recovering from conflict. With three years of research behind us, we...
Evaluation
The Impact of Employment on High-Risk Men in Liberia
In Liberia, researchers tested the effect of an intensive agricultural training program that also provided agricultural supplies and psychosocial counseling on employment activities, income, and socio-political integration. Fourteen months after the program, participants spent more time working in...
Policy insight
Lutter contre les comportements délinquants grâce à la thérapie cognitivo-comportementale
La thérapie cognitivo-comportementale (TCC) peut contribuer à réduire les comportements délinquants chez les jeunes à risque et chez les hommes ayant déjà commis des actes répréhensibles, notamment en les aidant à se concentrer davantage sur l’avenir, à modifier leur perception de soi et/ou à...
In the news
Mayor de Blasio, Bring Back Summer Jobs
J-PAL affiliates Sara Heller and Judd Kessler critique the decision to cancel New York's summer youth employment program this year, drawing on their research findings about the positive impacts of such programs.
Evaluation
Inter-religious Soccer Leagues to Promote Social Cohesion in Post-ISIS Iraq
Researchers evaluated the impact of mixed Christian-Muslim soccer teams on social cohesion and interactions between these groups in an ISIS-affected area of Iraq. Christians who played on mixed teams demonstrated a higher likelihood of engaging with Muslim teammates after the league ended, but the...
