Episode 102: William Arbour on prison-based behavioral programs
William Arbour talks about how prison-based behavioral programs in Canada affect recidivism. " Can Recidivism Be Prevented From Behind Bars? Evidence From a Behavioral Program " by William Arbour. OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: “ Thinking, fast and slow? Some field experiments to reduce crime and dropout in Chicago ” by Sara B. Heller, Anuj K. Shah, Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Harold A. Pollack. “ Reducing crime and violence: Experimental evidence from cognitive behavioral therapy in Liberia ” by Christopher Blattman, Julian C. Jamison, and Margaret Sheridan. Probable Causation Episode 23: Lelys Dinarte . "One Size Doesn’t Fit All – The Heterogeneous Effects of Prison Programs" by Michael LaForest-Tucker. [Working paper available from the author.] " Can Restorative Justice Conferencing Reduce Recidivism? Evidence From the Make-it-Right Program " by Yotam Shem-Tov, Steven Raphael, and Alissa Skog.