Field Effects of Consciousness and Reduction in U.S. Urban Murder Rates: Evaluation of a Prospective Quasi-Experiment
Cavanaugh, Kenneth L.; Dillbeck, Michael C. (2017). Field Effects of Consciousness and Reduction in U.S. Urban Murder Rates: Evaluation of a Prospective Quasi-Experiment. Journal of Health and Environmental Research, 3(3-1), 32–43.
Also: Same underlying study, separately published as catalog paper 627; not an independent replication.
Prospective quasi-experimental analysis of monthly homicide rates in 206 U.S. urban areas from 2002–2010, comparing pre-intervention trends with 2007–2010, when the group-practice threshold was met or approached. Results are statistical associations and model estimates, not randomized evidence of causation.
- Year
- 2017
- Journal
- Journal of Health and Environmental Research
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Quality of Life
Findings (3)
Sociological—Reduced Crime
The model found a downward shift in the urban homicide-rate trend during 2007–2010, controlling for prior trends, seasonality, and autocorrelation.
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The authors estimated a 28.4% cumulative reduction relative to the modelled prior trend, equivalent to 7.1% annually.
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The authors estimated 4,136 fewer urban murders than their forecast; this is a model-based estimate, not a directly measured number caused by group practice.
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