Reducing Crime and Violence : Experimental Evidence on Adult Noncognitive Investments in Liberia / Christopher Blattman
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: World Bank E-Library ArchivePublisher: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2016Description: 1 Online-Ressource (108 p)Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: Reducing Crime and Violence : Experimental Evidence on Adult Noncognitive Investments in Liberia. Druck-Ausgabe Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2016DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7648Online resources: Summary: The paper shows that self-control, time preferences, and values are malleable in adults, and that investments in these skills and preferences reduce crime and violence. The authors recruited criminally-engaged Liberian men and randomized half to eight weeks of group cognitive behavioral therapy, fostering self-regulation, patience, and noncriminal values. They also randomizedPPN: PPN: 1724868411Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBANo physical items for this record