The evidence on crime and policing

Texas A&M’s Jennifer Doleac joins Matt to explain what we know (and don’t know) about criminal justice.

Resources:
“How to Fix Policing” by Jennifer Doleac, Niskanen Center
“How to Make a Police Force More Diverse” by Jennifer Doleac, Bloomberg
“Changing Police Recruitment Messages Attracts a Larger and More Diverse Applicant Pool” by Jennifer Doleac, CCJ
“Making Fair and Respected Cops: Procedural Justice Training in Chicago Proves Successful” by Jennifer Doleac, CCJ
“Encouraging desistance from crime” by Jennifer Doleac
“The Unintended Consequences of “Ban the Box”: Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories Are Hidden” by Jennifer Doleac (Texas A&M) & Benjamin Hansen (Univ. or Oregon)

Guest:
Jennifer Doleac (@jenniferdoleac), Economics professor, Texas A&M / Host of the Probable Causation podcast
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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