Dillbeck, Mittlefehldt, et al., 1989
Dillbeck, M. C.; Mittlefehldt, V.; Lukenbach, A. P.; Childress, D.; Royer, A.; Westsmith, L.; and Orme-Johnson, D. W. A time series analysis of the relationship between the group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program and crime rate change in Puerto Rico. Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, and Maharishi International Caribbean, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, 1984.
Crime in Puerto Rico decreased when the number of individuals collectively practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program exceeded the square root of one percent of the island's population.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 4, pp. 2679–2687
- Section
- Quality of Life
Findings (1)
Sociological—Reduced Crime
Decreased Crime (Puerto Rico, 1984)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- Vicki Mittlefehldt, BA
Maharishi International Caribbean, Inc., Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Alcine Potts Lukenbach, PhD
Maharishi International Caribbean, Inc., Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Dinah Childress, PhD
Maharishi International Caribbean, Inc., Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Ann Royer, MSCI
Maharishi International Caribbean, Inc., Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Lyn Westsmith, BA
Maharishi International Caribbean, Inc., Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Michael C. Dillbeck, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA