Merin Sanil

[Merin Sanil @MerinSanil]

.@CrimAdvStats Using propensity score matching as one of their statistical procedures, Blomberg et al. (2011) found that higher educational achievement is an important predictor of recidivism.
https://t.co/A9Z4jevkWH

[Merin Sanil @MerinSanil]

.@CrimAdvStats Worrall and Kovandzic (2010) use a panel dataset and employ the instrumental variables approach to find that police presence was inversely related to four crime index rates. https://t.co/bFmoVEQb2E

[Merin Sanil @MerinSanil]

.@CrimAdvStats Hao and Cowan (2020) use the difference-in-differences design to examine the spillover effects of marijuana legalization in counties bordering non-legal states.
https://t.co/OGmvgLMdtG

[Merin Sanil @MerinSanil]

.@CrimAdvStats Mitchell et al. (2016) used a regression discontinuity design in their study and found that imprisonment had little to no effect on recidivism. Alternatives to imprisonment might be more useful for non-violent/drug offenders.
https://t.co/WN3Ch9EFsC

[Merin Sanil @MerinSanil]

@CrimAdvStats Across 5 experiments, Ariel et al. (2020) show that judgments of learning (JOL)- a strategy commonly recommended by educators for students has limited direct educational benefits. Overt retrieval has larger learning gains as compared JOL. https://t.co/riQWpQPppE