National Academy of Sciences publishes questionable, potentially chance findings on the crime effects of restoring vacant urban lots
Highlights: We review a recently-published article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reporting findings of a randomized controlled trial that evaluated the effects of restoring vacant urban lots. The article claims that the restoration intervention...Credible, actionable evidence on how to prevent sexual assault on university campuses
Highlights: We highlight recent results of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a sexual assault resistance program for first-year female university students. The RCT found that the program nearly halved the incidence of rape over a 12-month period, from 9.8 percent...If at first you succeed, try again!
Highlights: We review a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE), a program for probationers that provides swift and certain sanctions—such as brief jail time—for any probation violation. This was a replication RCT,...Promising new evidence in the effort to prevent youth crime
Highlights: We review a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Reading for Life, a mentoring and character development program for juvenile offenders. Our review found this to be a well-conducted RCT, showing that the program reduced the rate of subsequent re-arrests....Showing 5 of 5 Reviews