SI 2020 Crime
Organized by Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig
July 15-17, 2020
on Zoom.us
Wednesday, July 15
Format: 25 minutes for presenters, 10 minutes for the discussant, 15 minutes for open Q&A
10:30 am

Measuring Racial Discrimination in Bail Decisions

David Arnold, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Will S. Dobbie, Harvard University and NBER
Peter Hull, Brown University and NBER

Discussant:
John J. Donohue, Stanford University and NBER
11:20 am

Comparing Conventional and Machine-Learning Approaches to Risk Assessment in Domestic Abuse Cases

Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago and NBER
Ria Ivandic, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Tom Kirchmaier, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
John Pepper, University of Virginia (slides)
12:10 pm
Break
12:30 pm

Specialization in Criminal Courts: Evaluating Impact of Domestic Violence Courts in Nashville, Tennessee (slides)

Aria Golestani Emily G. Owens, University of California, Irvine
Kerri Raissian, Yale University

Discussant:
Anna Aizer, Brown University and NBER (slides)
1:20 pm

The Lessons and Limits of Predicting Shooting Victimization

Sara Heller, University of Michigan and NBER
Zubin Jelveh, University of Maryland, College Park
Benjamin Jakubowski, New York University
Max Kapustin, Cornell University and NBER

Discussant:
Greg Ridgeway, University of Pennsylvania
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Thursday, July 16
9:40 am

Police Response Time and Injury Outcomes (slides)

Gregory DeAngelo, Claremont Graduate University
Marina Toger, Uppsala University
Sarit Weisburd, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Discussant:
Shawn Bushway, University at Albany (slides)
10:30 am

Idiosyncratically Coherent Sanction Risk Perceptions and Deterrence

Daniel S. Nagin, Carnegie Mellon University
Greg Pogarsky, State University of New York at Albany

Discussant:
Morgan C. Williams Jr., Barnard College
11:20 am

Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 calls

Mark Hoekstra, Baylor University and NBER
CarlyWill Sloan, United States Military Academy at West Point

Discussant:
felipe_goncelves
12:10 pm
Break
12:30 pm

Racial Profiling Without Efficiency Gains: Evidence from Motor Vehicle Searches

Benjamin Feigenberg, University of Illinois Chicago and NBER
Conrad Miller, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Ian Ayres, Yale University
1:20 pm

The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act

Giovanni Facchini, University of Nottingham
Brian G. Knight, Brown University and NBER
Cecilia Testa, University of Nottingham

Discussant:
Patrick Bayer, Duke University and NBER
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 17
10:30 am

Family Formation and Crime

Maxim N. Massenkoff, Naval Postgraduate School
Evan Rose, University of Chicago and NBER

Discussant:
Robert Sampson, Harvard University
11:20 am

Measuring Labor Demand for Workers with a Criminal Conviction

Zoë B. Cullen, Harvard University and NBER
Will S. Dobbie, Harvard University and NBER
Mitchell Hoffman, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER

Discussant:
Melvin Stephens Jr., University of Michigan and NBER
12:10 pm
Break
12:30 pm

Does Homeownership Reduce Crime? A Radical Housing Reform in Britain

Richard Disney, University College London
John Gathergood, University of Nottingham
Stephen Machin, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Matteo Sandi, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
Ingrid Ellen, New York University (slides)
1:20 pm

The School to Prison Pipeline: Long-Run Impacts of School Suspensions on Adult Crime

Andrew Hicks, Arnold Ventures
Stephen B. Billings, University of Colorado Boulder
David J. Deming, Harvard University and NBER

Discussant:
Christopher R. Walters, University of Chicago and NBER (slides)
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 22
10:00 am

Measuring Racial Discrimination in Bail Decisions (slides)

David Arnold, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Will S. Dobbie, Harvard University and NBER
Peter Hull, Brown University and NBER

Discussant:
Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University and NBER (slides)