Probable Causation

Episode 9: Mike Mueller-Smith on the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS)

Mike Mueller-Smith talks about the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS) -- a new source of administrative data -- and how criminal justice policy affects economic and social disparities in the United States.
"Criminal Justice in the US and Economic Inequality" by Michael G. Mueller-Smith and Keith Finlay. 
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
"Correctional Populations in the United States, 2016" by Danielle Kaeble and Mary Cowhig.
"Mass Imprisonment and the Life Course: Race and Class Inequality in U.S. Incarceration" by Becky Pettit and Bruce Western.
"The growth, scope, and spatial distribution of people with felony records in the united states, 1948–2010" by Sarah K. S. Shannon, Christopher Uggen, Jason Schnittker, Melissa Thompson, Sara Wakefield, and Michael Massoglia.
"Fathers Behind Bars: The Impact of Incarceration on Family Formation" by Bruce Western and Sara McLanahan.
"The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences" –National Research Council, Consensus Study Report.
"Ban the Box, Criminal Records, and Racial Discrimination: A Field Experiment" by Amanda Agan and Sonja Starr.
"The employability of ex-offenders: a field experiment in the Swedish labor market" by
Ali M. Ahmed and Elisabeth Lång.
"The Edge of Stigma: An Experimental Audit of the Effects of Low-Level Criminal Records on Employment" by Christopher Uggen, Mike Vuolo, Sarah Lageson, Ebony Ruhland, and Hilary K. Whitham.

Episode 8: Amanda Agan on Ban the Box

Amanda Agan talks about the effects of Ban the Box policies.
RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
"Discrimination and the Effects of Drug Testing on Black Employment" by Abigail Wozniak.
"Deleting a Signal: Evidence from Pre-Employment Credit Checks" by Alexander W. Bartik and Scott T. Nelson
"Ban the Box, Criminal Records, and Racial Discrimination: A Field Experiment" by Amanda Agan and Sonja Starr.
"The Unintended Consequences of Ban the Box: Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories are Hidden" by Jennifer L. Doleac and Benjamin Hansen.
"The Effect of Changing Employers' Access to Criminal Histories on Ex-Offenders' Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the 2010–2012 Massachusetts CORI Reform" by Osborne Jackson and Bo Zhao
"Does Banning the Box Help Ex-Offenders Get Jobs? Evaluating the Effects of a Prominent Example" by Evan K. Rose
"Ban the Box, Convictions, and Public Sector Employment" by Terry-Ann Craigie
"'Ban the Box' Measures Help High-Crime Neighborhoods" by Daniel Shoag and Stan Veuger
"Do Ban the Box Laws Increase Crime?" by Joseph J. Sabia, Taylor Mackay, Thanh Tam Nguyen, and Dhaval M. Dave
"Job Market Signaling through Occupational Licensing" by Peter Q. Blair and Bobby W. Chung
"Statistical Discrimination and the Choice of Licensing: Evidence from Ban-the-Box Laws" by Riccardo Marchingiglio
"The Effectiveness of Certificates of Relief as Collateral Consequence Relief Mechanisms: An Experimental Study" by Peter Leasure and Tia Stevens Andersen
"Criminal Records and Housing: An Experimental Study" by Peter Leasure and Tara Martin.
"Encouraging Desistance from Crime" by Jennifer L. Doleac

Episode 7: Jeff Weaver on the effects of parental and sibling incarceration

Jeff Weaver talks about the long-term effects of parental and sibling incarceration.
"The Effect of Parental and Sibling Incarceration: Evidence from Ohio" by Samuel Norris, Matthew Pecenco, and Jeffrey Weaver.
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
“Disrupted Childhoods: Children of Women in Prison” by Jane A. Siegal.
“Parental Arrest and Incarceration: How Does it Affect Children?” By Stephen B. Billings.
“Incarceration Spillovers in Criminal and Family Networks” by Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine V. Løken, and Magne Mogstad.
“Doing Time Together: Love and Family in the Shadow of Prison” by Megan Comfort.
"Intergenerational Effects of Incarceration" by Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine V. Løken, and Magne Mogstad.
“Shared Punishment? The Impact of Incarcerating Fathers on Child Outcomes” by Kristiina Kuttunen, Martti Kaila, and Emily Nix. Draft available from authors upon request.
"The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Incarceration" by Will Dobbie, Hans Grönqvist, Susan Niknami, Mårten Palme, and Mikael Priks.
"The Cost of Bad Parents: Evidence from the Effects of Parental Incarceration on Children's Education" by Carolina Arteaga.
“Incarceration, Recidivism, and Employment” by Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine V. Løken, and Magne Mogstad.
"Does Incarceration Increase Crime?" by Evan K. Rose and Yotam Shem-Tov.
"The Criminal and Labor Market Impacts of Incarceration" by Michael Mueller-Smith.

Episode 6: Manisha Shah on criminalizing sex work

Manisha Shah talks about the effects of criminalizing sex work.
“Crimes against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work” by Lisa Cameron, Jennifer Muz, and Manisha Shah.
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
"The Effect of Adult Entertainment Establishments on Sex Crime: Evidence from New York City" by Riccardo Ciacci and Maria Micaela Sviatschi.
"Banning the purchase of prostitution increases rape: Evidence from Sweden" by Riccardo Ciacci.
"Human Trafficking and Regulating Prostitution" by Samuel Lee and Petra Persson.
"Violence and Entry in Prostitution Markets: Implications for Prostitution Law" Samuel Lee and Petra Persson.
"Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health"  by Scott Cunningham and Manisha Shah.
"Street Prostitution Zones and Crime"  by Paul Bisschop, Stephen Kastoryano, and Bas van der Klaauw.
“Craigslist Reduced Violence Against Women” by Scott Cunningham, Gregory DeAngelo, and John Tripp.
“Income, Income Shocks, and Transactional Sex” by Katherine LoPiccalo, Jonathan Robinson, and Ethan Yeh.
“Transactional Sex as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya” by Jonathan Robinson and Ethan Yeh.

Episode 5: Kevin Schnepel on diversion from felony conviction

Kevin Schnepel talks about the effects of diversion from a felony conviction on long-run outcomes for criminal defendants.
“Diversion in the Criminal Justice System” by Michael Mueller-Smith and Kevin T. Schnepel
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
“Juvenile incarceration, human capital, and future crime: Evidence from randomly assigned judges” by Anna Aizer and Joseph J. Doyle, Jr.
“Incarceration, recidivism and employment” by Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine V. Løken, and Magne Mogstad.
“The criminal and labor market impacts of incarceration” by Michael Mueller-Smith 
“The labeling of convicted felons and its consequences for recidivism” by Ted Chiricos, Kelle Barrick, William Bales, and Stephanie Bontrager.“The mark of a criminal record” by Devah Pager.
“Marked: Race, crime, and finding work in an era of mass incarceration” by Devah Pager.
“Discrimination in a low-wage labor market a field experiment” by Devah Pager, Bart Bonikowski, and Bruce Western.
“The Unintended Consequences of 'Ban the Box': Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories Are Hidden” by Jennifer L. Doleac and Benjamin Hansen.
“Expungement of Criminal Convictions: An Empirical Study” by J.J. Prescott and Sonja B. Starr.
“Unmarked? Criminal Record Clearing and Employment Outcomes” by Jeffrey Selbin, Justin McCrary, and Joshua Epstein.

Episode 4: Megan Stevenson on cash bail

Megan Stevenson talks about the effects of cash bail and Philadelphia’s bail reform efforts.
“Evaluating the Impacts of Eliminating Prosecutorial Requests for Cash Bail” by Aurelie Ouss and Megan T. Stevenson
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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
“The Heavy Costs of High Bail: Evidence from Judge Randomization” by Arpit Gupta, Christopher Hansman, and Ethan Frenchman.
“Distortion of Justice: How the Inability to Pay Bail Affects Case Outcomes” by Megan T. Stevenson.
“The Effects of Pretrial Detention on Conviction, Future Crime, and Employment: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Judges” by Will Dobbie, Jacob Goldin, and Crystal S. Yang.
“The Unintended Impact of Pretrial Detention on Case Outcomes: Evidence from New York City Arraignments” by Emily Leslie and Nolan G. Pope.
“The Downstream Consequences of Misdemeanor Pretrial Detention” by Paul Heaton, Sandra Mayson, and Megan T. Stevenson.
“Desperation and service in the bail industry” by Joshua Page.

Episode 3: Analisa Packham on syringe exchange programs

Analisa Packham talks about the effects of syringe exchange programs on HIV rates, opioid abuse, and crime.
"Are Syringe Exchange Programs Helpful or Harmful? New Evidence in the Wake of the Opioid Epidemic" by Analisa Packham.
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Probable Causation is part of Doleac Initiatives, a 501(c)(3) corporation. If you enjoy the show, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Thank you for supporting our work!
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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
“Effectiveness of sterile needle and syringe programming in reducing HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users” — World Health Organization report.
“Needle exchange programs and drug injection behavior” by Jeff DeSimone.
“Needle exchange programs: Research suggests promise as an AIDS prevention strategy” — GAO report.
“Syringe exchange programs around the world: The global context” — GMHC report.
“The Moral Hazard of Lifesaving Innovations: Naloxone Access, Opioid Abuse, and Crime” by Jennifer L. Doleac and Anita Mukherjee

Episode 2: Eric Chyn on moving to better neighborhoods

Eric Chyn talks about the effect of moving to better neighborhoods on criminal justice involvement.
"Moved to Opportunity: The Long-Run Effects of Public Housing Demolition on Children" by Eric Chyn.
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Probable Causation is part of Doleac Initiatives, a 501(c)(3) corporation. If you enjoy the show, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Thank you for supporting our work!
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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
“Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects” by Jeffrey R. Kling, Jeffrey B. Liebman, and Lawrence F. Katz.
“A natural experiment of the consequences of concentrating former prisoners in the same neighborhoods” by David S. Kirk.
“The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment” by Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren, and Lawrence F. Katz.
“Does Growing Up in a High Crime Neighborhood Affect Youth Criminal Behavior?” By Anna Piil Damm and Christian Dustmann.

Episode 1: Chloe Gibbs on the intergenerational effects of Head Start

Chloe Gibbs talks about the intergenerational effects of Head Start on criminal behavior.
“Breaking the Cycle? Intergenerational Effects of an Anti-Poverty Program in Early Childhood” by Andrew Barr and Chloe R. Gibbs.
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Probable Causation is part of Doleac Initiatives, a 501(c)(3) corporation. If you enjoy the show, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Thank you for supporting our work!
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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
“The Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions on Health and Healthy Behaviour” by Gabriella Conti, James J. Heckman, and Rodrigo Pinto.
“Adult outcomes as a function of an early childhood educational program: An Abecedarian Project follow-up” by Frances A. Campbell, Elizabeth P. Pungello, Margaret Burchinal, Kirsten Kainz, Yi Pan, Barbara H. Wasik, Oscar A. Barbarin, Joseph J. Sparling, and Craig T. Ramey.
“Early Childhood Investments Substantially Boost Adult Health” by Frances Campbell, Gabriella Conti, James J. Heckman, Seong Hyeok Moon, Rodrigo Pinto, Elizabeth Pungello, and Yi Pan.
“The rate of return to the HighScope Perry Preschool Program” by James J. Heckman, Seong Hyeok Moon, Rodrigo Pinto, Peter A. Savelyev, and Adam Yavitz.
“Longer-Term Effects of Head Start” by Eliana Garces, Duncan Thomas, and Janet Currie.
“Long-Term Impacts of Compensatory Preschool on Health and Behavior: Evidence from Head Start” by Pedro Carneiro and Rita Ginja.
“Head Start’s Long-Run Impact: Evidence from the Program’s Introduction” by Owen Thompson.
“Reducing Inequality through Dynamic Complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and Public School Spending” by Rucker C. Johnson and C. Kirabo Jackson.
“Mother's Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from College Openings” by Janet Currie and Enrico Moretti.
“Inside the War on Poverty: The Impact of Food Stamps on Birth Outcomes” by Douglas Almond, Hilary W. Hoynes, and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach. 
“Can targeted transfers improve birth outcomes?: Evidence from the introduction of the WIC program” by Hilary Hoynes, Marianne Page, and Ann Huff Stevens.
“Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design” by Jens Ludwig and Douglas L. Miller.
“Long-Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net” by Hilary Hoynes, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Douglas Almond.
“Early Childhood Intervention and Life-Cycle Skill Development: Evidence from Head Start” by David Deming.
“Understanding the Mechanisms through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes” by James Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto, and Peter Savelyev.
“Impacts of a Prekindergarten Program on Children's Mathematics, Language, Literacy, Executive Function, and Emotional Skills” by Christina Weiland and Hirokazu Yoshikawa.
“What is the Added Value of Preschool? Long-term Impacts and Interactions with a Health Intervention” by Maya Rossin-Slater and Miriam Wüst.
“Intergenerational Human Capital Spillovers: Indonesia’s school construction and its effects on the next generation” by Bhashkar Mazumder, Maria Rosales-Rueda, and Margaret Triyana.
“Multi-generational Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net: Early Life Exposure to Medicaid and the Next Generation's Health” by Chloe N. East, Sarah Miller, Marianne Page, and Laura R. Wherry.

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