Reducing Crime and Violence : Experimental Evidence on Adult Noncognitive Investments in Liberia

The paper shows that self-control, time preferences, and values are malleable in adults, and that investments in these skills and preferences reduce crime and violence. The authors recruited criminally-engaged Liberian men and randomized half to ei...

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Main Authors:	Blattman, Christopher, Jamison, Julian C., Sheridan, Margaret
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	SKILLS WASTE INFERENCE RISKS TREATMENT MOTIVATION SEX WORKERS COUNSELORS SOCIALIZATION INFORMED CONSENT PERSONALITY PEOPLE ACHIEVEMENT TESTS AGGRESSION PSYCHOLOGY ACTIVITIES BIAS SOCIAL RESEARCH GROUPS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THOUGHTS STRATEGIES DEATH EFFECTS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR SLEEP HEALTH PSYCHOLOGISTS DEPRESSION EMOTION PROSTITUTION TOUCH THINKING CRIME ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS KNOWLEDGE DISABILITIES BEHAVIOR EXERCISES PAIN PERSONAL HYGIENE TRAINING LIFE PATIENT PATIENTS ADJUSTMENT INTERVENTION ORT AGGRESSIVE RELATIONSHIPS ABILITY PRETESTING OBSERVATION VIOLENCE ANXIETY NEEDS GROUP THERAPY LEARNING MARIJUANA ADAPTATION SYMPTOMS REASONING POST TRAUMATIC STRESS INTERVIEW RECALL MENTAL HEALTH MODELING COGNITION BELIEFS PSYCHIATRY STUDY DRUG ADDICTION WORKERS SCIENCE AGED ADOLESCENCE HABITS PARTNER ABUSE AGE LIFESTYLE GENDER CHILDHOOD MEDICINE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS HYGIENE ACHIEVEMENT VICTIMS STD CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY INHIBITION STRESS EFFORT EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIAL NETWORKS THERAPIES MEASUREMENT WORKING MEMORY COGNITIVE ABILITY YOUNG CHILDREN ADOLESCENTS HOMELESSNESS COGNITIVE PROCESSES REST THERAPY RISK FACTORS WALKING SEX WEIGHT INTERESTS WRITING UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE CHILDREN AMPUTATION PERSONALITY TRAITS PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT PLAYING CAREER COUNSELING ISOLATION PERFORMANCE ADDICTION EXPERIENCE COUNSELING ATTENTION ACTIVITY ALL INTERACTIONS REHABILITATION COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR STUDENTS TRAUMA RESEARCH PROGRAM LEADERSHIP STRATEGY REGISTRATION FAMILIES MEMORY SELF ESTEEM GAMBLING COMMUNICATION SKILLS SOCIAL WORKERS BEHAVIOR CHANGE IMPLEMENTATION MENTAL CLEANLINESS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26252254/reducing-crime-violence-experimental-evidence-adult-noncognitive-investments-liberia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24222

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26252254/reducing-crime-violence-experimental-evidence-adult-noncognitive-investments-liberia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24222

Reducing Crime and Violence : Experimental Evidence on Adult Noncognitive Investments in Liberia

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