| MONDAY, JUNE 5th |
| 9AM |
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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
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| 10AM |
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Introduction / Overview |
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| 10:15AM |
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Neighborhood Composition and Crime |
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Lauren Krivo (Sociology, The Ohio State)
“Segregation, Racial Structure and Neighborhood Crime” |
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David Bjerk (Economics, McMaster University)
“The Effects of Segregation on Crime Rates” |
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Discussants: Richard Rosenfeld
(Criminology, UMSL)
Ken Chay (Economics, Cal Berkeley) |
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| 11:30AM |
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Death Penalty from Different Perspectives |
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Justin Wolfers (Economics, Penn)
“Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate”
Discussant: Raymond Paternoster
(Criminology, U. Maryland) |
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| 12:15PM |
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LUNCH |
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| 1:30PM |
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The Relevance of the Economic Theory of Crime
A Talk by Justin McCrary (Economics, U. Michigan)
Discussant: Sally Simpson (Criminology, U. Maryland) |
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| 2:15PM |
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The Incapacitative Effect of Incarceration |
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Session 1: Reviewing the Literature |
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Tom Miles (Econ/law, U. Chicago Law)
“Incapacitation: The Economics Perspective”
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Discussant: Frank Zimring (Law/Criminology, Cal Berkeley)
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Alex Piquero (Criminology, University of Florida)
“Incapacitation: The Criminology Perspective” |
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Discussant: Michael Tonry (Law/Criminology, U. Minnesota) |
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| 3:30PM |
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BREAK |
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| 3:45PM |
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Session 2: Future Directions
Invitation to submit papers for special Issue of Journal of Quantitative Criminology on Incapacitation |
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“Work in Progress” papers on incapacitation by:
Emily Owens (Economics, U. Maryland)
Avi Bhati (Crime/Justice Policy, Urban Institute)
Chair: Peter Reuter (Public Policy, U. Maryland) |
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| 6:30PM |
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COCKTAIL HOUR (cash bar) |
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| 7:30PM |
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DINNER
After-Dinner Talk byAlfred Blumstein (Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon)
“Some of My Best Friends are Economists and Criminologists” |
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| TUESDAY, JUNE 6th |
| 7:30AM |
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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Both overnight guests and daytime attendees are welcome for breakfast. |
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| 8:30AM |
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Social Costs of Incarceration |
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Pam Oliver (Sociology, U. Wisconsin)
“The Effect of Black Male Imprisonment on Black Child Poverty”
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Rucker Johnson (Public Policy, Cal Berkeley)
“The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on AIDS Infection Rates among African-American Women and Men” |
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Randi Hjalmarsson (Public Policy, U. Maryland)
“Criminal Justice Involvement and High School Completion” |
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Discussant: Robert Lalonde (Public Policy, U. Chicago) |
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| 10AM |
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COFFEE BREAK |
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| 10:15AM |
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Deterrence |
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Charles Loeffler (Sociology, Harvard)
“Using Inter-Judge Sentencing Disparity to Estimate the Effect of Imprisonment on Criminal Recidivism” |
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David Abrams (Economics, MIT)
“More Guns More Time: Using Add-on Gun Laws to Estimate the Elasticity of Crime” |
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Paul Nieuwbeerta (Criminology, CCR Netherlands)
“The Relationship between First Imprisonment and Criminal Career Development: A Matched Samples Comparison” |
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Discussant: Jeff Smith (Economics, U. Michigan) |
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| 12PM |
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LUNCH |
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| 1:15 to 3:30PM (with break) |
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Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Crime and Specialized Populations |
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Anne Piehl (Economics, Rutgers)
“Why are Immigrant Incarceration Rates so Low? Evidence on Selective Immigration, Deterrence and Deportation” |
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Jeremy Staff (Criminology, Penn State)
“Paid Work and Juvenile Delinquency” |
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Raymond Paternoster (Criminology, U. Maryland)
“Unpacking the Relationship between Adolescent Employment and Antisocial Behavior: A Matched Samples Comparison” |
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Chair/Discussant: Jens Ludwig (Public Policy, Georgetown) |
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Session 2: Parole and Police
Ben Vollaard (Economics, Netherlands)
“Evaluating the Push for Tougher, More Targeted Policing in the Netherlands” |
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Andrew Healey (Economics, Home Office)
“Police Effectiveness: Quasi-experimental Evaluation” |
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Charis Kubrin (Sociology, GW)
“Proactive Policing and Robbery Rates Across Large U.S. Cities: Assessing Robustness” |
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Beau Kilmer (Public Policy, Harvard)
“Does Drug Testing Influence Labor Market and Parole Outcomes? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment” |
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Chair/Discussant: Mark Cohen (Economics, Vanderbilt) |
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| 3:30PM |
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Concluding Remarks
By Peter Reuter (Public Policy, U. Maryland)
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| 4PM |
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Conference Ends |
