Hatchard et al., 1996
Hatchard, G. D.; Deans, A. J.; Cavanaugh, K. L.; and Orme-Johnson, D. W. The Maharishi Effect: A model for social improvement. Time series analysis of a phase transition to reduced crime in Merseyside metropolitan area. Psychology, Crime, and Law 2: 165–174, 1996.
This study found decreased crime rate in Merseyside, England, from 1988 to 1991, after the establishment of a permanent group of participants in the Transcendental Meditation Sidhi program, including Yogic Flying, which exceeded in size the square root of one per cent of the population of the metropolitan area.
- Year
- 1996
- Journal
- Psychology, Crime, and Law
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 6, pp. 4079–4085
- Section
- Productivity and Quality of Life
Findings (1)
Sociological—Reduced Crime
Decreased Crime Rate (Merseyside, England, 1988–1991)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- Ashley J. Deans, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Guy D. Hatchard, MA
Maharishi University of Natural Law, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, UK