2025

The Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Financial Assistance on Crime, Violence, and Employment: Experimental Evidence from Allegheny County

Researchers:
Location:
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Type:
  • Full project
We are collaborating with Allegheny County to develop and evaluate a series of social programs to assist individuals who were previously incarcerated. We request funding to support the randomized evaluation of the first social program developed through this...
Crime, Violence, and Conflict Labor Markets

2023

2021

2019

Registering Re-entering Citizens to Vote

Researchers:
  • Jennifer Doleac
  • Laurel Eckhouse
  • Eric Foster-Moore
  • Allison Harris
  • Hannah Walker
  • Ariel White
Location:
United States
Type:
  • Pilot project
Millions of people in the US are eligible to vote despite past felony convictions, but their voter participation rates are extraordinarily low. Efforts to register and mobilize this population have foundered due to data limitations. In this pilot project, we...

Labor Demand for Workers with a Criminal Conviction

Researchers:
Location:
United States
Type:
  • Full project
In this project, we provide new evidence on the reasons that firms are unwilling to hire workers with a past criminal conviction, as well as what types of policies might increase employment rates among these workers. The context for our study is a large online...

2017

Improving Access to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Researchers:
  • Ben Castleman
  • Jennifer Doleac
Location:
United States
Type:
  • Pilot project
Reducing violent crime, recidivism, and incarceration are top policy priorities for jurisdictions across the country. In this pilot project, we will assign jail inmates to play a video game designed to teach and provide opportunities to practice cognitive...

Cost of Failure to Appear for Arraignment

Researchers:
  • Helen Ho
Location:
United States
Type:
  • Pilot project
In a jurisdiction where failure to appear (FTA) at an arraignment leads to a default judgment against the defendant, additional fines, suspension of drivers’ licenses, and a warrant, about one-third of defendants nevertheless FTA. In collaboration with a large...

Beyond Bail: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Timely Court Appearance

Researchers:
  • Aurélie Ouss
  • Anuj Shah
Location:
United States
Type:
  • Full project
In 2014, nearly 40% of individuals issued a ticket for a violation in New York City did not show up to court, and were issued an arrest warrant as a result. Given this stiff penalty, it might seem that people would only miss court if they deliberately chose to...

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