SI 2020 Crime

Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig, Organizers

July 15-17, 2020

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

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

Comparing Conventional and Machine-Learning Approaches to Risk Assessment in Domestic Abuse Cases
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)
Discussant: Anna Aizer, Brown University and NBER (slides)
1:20 pm

The Lessons and Limits of Predicting Shooting Victimization
Discussant: Greg Ridgeway, University of Pennsylvania
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Thursday, July 16
9:40 am

Police Response Time and Injury Outcomes (slides)
Discussant: Shawn Bushway, University at Albany (slides)
10:30 am

Idiosyncratically Coherent Sanction Risk Perceptions and Deterrence
Discussant: Morgan C. Williams Jr., Barnard College
11:20 am

Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 calls
Discussant: felipe_goncelves
12:10 pm
Break
12:30 pm

Racial Profiling Without Efficiency Gains: Evidence from Motor Vehicle Searches
Discussant: Ian Ayres, Yale University
1:20 pm

The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act
Discussant: Patrick Bayer, Duke University and NBER
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 17
10:30 am

Family Formation and Crime
Discussant: Robert Sampson, Harvard University
11:20 am

Measuring Labor Demand for Workers with a Criminal Conviction
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
Discussant: Ingrid Ellen, New York University (slides)
1:20 pm

The School to Prison Pipeline: Long-Run Impacts of School Suspensions on Adult Crime
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)
Discussant: Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University and NBER (slides)