De-prosecution and death: a reply to an imprecise and ideological critique
In an original article, I analyzed a potential causal link between the policy of de-prosecution in Philadelphia and an increase in homicides. Utilizing the traditional synthetic control method with extensive descriptive data and a donor pool of the other 99 largest cities in the United States, the r...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Criminology & public policy
Year: 2023, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-96 |
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| Summary: | In an original article, I analyzed a potential causal link between the policy of de-prosecution in Philadelphia and an increase in homicides. Utilizing the traditional synthetic control method with extensive descriptive data and a donor pool of the other 99 largest cities in the United States, the results demonstrated a statistically significant increase of over 74 homicides per year in Philadelphia during 2015-19 associated with de-prosecution (p<.05). A reaction essay addressing the original article on de-prosecution has been submitted. In this reply, I correct inaccuracies in the reaction essay, explain the validity of methodological choices, discuss the reaction's misunderstanding of certain quantitative issues, and expose the ideological purposes of the reaction. In addition, I have included updated parallel research addressing the issue of de-prosecution and examine the theoretical impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the interaction between de-prosecution and homicides. |
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| Item Description: | "[Correction added on 28th January 2023] “This response was slightly modified from the version that initially appeared in Early View. Some portions of the initial reaction essay by Kajeepeta were modified or removed by the author during the final correction and proofing of that article which required the response essay to be modified in kind by Hogan.”" |
| ISSN: | 1745-9133 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1745-9133.12614 |