May 2022

Technical Appendix: Is electronic monitoring contributing to gun violence?

Ashna Arora Jens Ludwig

This supplementary technical appendix complements the op-ed titled “Is electronic monitoring contributing to gun violence?,” written by Jens Ludwig and Ashna Arora. Due to limitations in space in the article, numerous details and sensitivity analyses were excluded from the published version. These additional details are provided here for a more comprehensive understanding of the topic.

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Ashna Arora and Jens Ludwig: Is electronic monitoring contributing to gun violence? Here’s a look at the data.
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Chicago Tribune
May 2022

Ashna Arora and Jens Ludwig: Is electronic monitoring contributing to gun violence? Here’s a look at the data.

Crime Lab Pritzker Director Jens Ludwig and Research Director Ashna Arora provide a deep-dive on electronic monitoring data and gun violence in this piece.

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Crime Lab research indicates that it is unlikely that individuals under electronic monitoring are contributing to Chicago’s rise in gun violence, a finding highlighted by Van Brunt who criticized provisions that make societal reentry challenging and family support harder without any social science basis, arguing they ultimately counteract their intended purpose.

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New York Times
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