Hagelin et al., 1999
Hagelin, John S.; Rainforth, Maxwell V.; Orme-Johnson, David W.; Cavanaugh, Kenneth L.; Alexander, Charles N.; Shatkin, Susan F.; Davies, John L.; Hughes, Anne O.; and Ross, Emanuel. Effects of group practice of the Transcendental Meditation program on preventing violent crime in Washington, DC: Results of the National Demonstration Project, June–July, 1993. Social Indicators Research 47: 153–201, 1999.
During the period of a large assembly of experts in the Transcendental Meditation Sidhi program, including Yogic Flying, in Washington, D.C. in June and July of 1993, there was a significant decrease in violent crime (homicides, rapes, assaults) as indicated by time series analysis, with results independent of temperature and police staffing.
- Year
- 1999
- Journal
- Social Indicators Research
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 5006–5030
- Section
- Productivity and Quality of Life
Findings (1)
Sociological—Reduced Crime
Decreased Violent Crime (Washington, D.C., June–July 1993)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- Emanuel Ross
District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC, USA
- John S. Hagelin, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Maxwell V. Rainforth, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Susan F. Shatkin, MA
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- John L. Davies, PhD
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Anne O. Hughes, PhD
University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA