Sep 2023

BFI Research Brief: A Cognitive View of Policing

Oeindrila Dube Sandy Jo MacArthur Anuj Shah

Read the research brief published by the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI) for Economics at the University of Chicago.

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NBER Working Paper: A Cognitive View of Policing
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NBER Working Paper: A Cognitive View of Policing

Sep 2023

Read the working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Transforming Research on Policing Reform
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Transforming Research on Policing Reform

May 2021

Overview of the research methodology for the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) partnership.

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#CelebratePolicyImpact: Crime Lab’s Research Expands Drug Treatment Access
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Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
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#CelebratePolicyImpact: Crime Lab’s Research Expands Drug Treatment Access

The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) highlights the Crime Lab’s study of Chicago’s Narcotics Arrest Diversion Program (NADP), a local agency collaboration that seeks to address the root causes of substance use by offering treatment in lieu of prosecution.

Jens Ludwig — Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence
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Politics and Prose Bookstore
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Jens Ludwig — Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence

Join Crime Lab Pritzker Director Jens Ludwig for a book talk and signing at Politics and Prose Bookstore at Union Market in Washington, DC for his upcoming book, “Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence.”

Jens Ludwig and Chief Bill Scott: The Unexpected Origins of Gun Violence
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Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
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Jens Ludwig and Chief Bill Scott: The Unexpected Origins of Gun Violence

Join Crime Lab Pritzker Director Jens Ludwig for a book talk and signing at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA for his upcoming book, “Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence.”