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Jennifer Doleac

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Economist. Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures. Host of the Probable Causation podcast. Author of The Science of Second Chances, available for pre-order now! I study crime & discrimination. https://jenniferdoleac.com

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Jun 25

Y’all, I wrote a book!

www.amazon.com/Science-Seco...

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 1d

Have a paper related to crime or criminal justice policy that you'd like to present in the ViCE seminar? Email it to me at [email protected]. Studies using causal research designs are the best fit. See past schedules here: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 2d

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, October 9, at 1pm ET.

@emilycleslie.bsky.social will present: "The Effect of Access to Counsel on Case Outcomes in Traffic Court: Evidence from a Field Experiment"

More info: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 6d

So fun: @jeffasher.bsky.social interviews the one and only Michael Lewis in the first episode of his new podcast about crime data.

www.ahdatalytics.com/jeff-alytics...

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 9d

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, October 2, at 1pm ET.

David Macdonald will present: "Post-Release Supervision, Returns to Prison and New Convictions"

More info: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 16d

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, September 25, at 1pm ET.

Zach Porreca will present: "The Departed: Origins and Persistence of Organized Crime in the United States"

More info: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 21d

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, September 18, at 1pm ET.

Martti Kaila will present: "The Impacts of Guaranteed Basic Income on Crime Perpetration and Victimization"

More info: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 29d

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, September 11, at 1pm ET.

Steve Mello will present: "Selection Bias and Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force"

More info: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Sep 6

Are you interested in what life outside might look like? Here are some tips:

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

It's been 2 years (+ 1 month) since I left academia. In case anyone is wondering, I have zero regrets. Indeed, I'm living my best life and am so happy I made the leap.

If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Sep 6

Another day, another convo w an academic friend who is leaving their tenure-line position by choice. (This one is a full professor!)

Academics (especially women) are realizing the water outside the ivory tower is fine, and they don’t have to put up w insane nonsense anymore. 🥂

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Arnold Ventures Criminal Justice team is hosting another *free* causal inference workshop for researchers interested in sharpening their skills.

This one will be taught by Sarah Tahamont the day before ASC (11/11 in DC).

Interested? Sign up by Sep 7!

events.arnoldventures.org/en/3ipjnC6/g...

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 25

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, August 28, at 1pm ET.

Jacob Harris will present: "Misdemeanor Convictions Have Enduring Negative Effects on Voter Turnout"

More info: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

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Marc Krupanski @mkrupanski.bsky.social · Aug 20

We have a long list of policy options to reduce crime, such as:

• Improving police staffing & presence
• Strengthening investigations & case clearances
• Better DNA collection & analysis
• Scaling summer youth employment programs
• & more…

Reach out to discuss what could work in your state or city

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Marc Krupanski @mkrupanski.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thanks to @npr.org for the opportunity to weigh in on what’s happening in DC and how to best address violent crime.

www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...

Six Republican governors sending National Guard troops to D.C.

Six GOP governors are sending National Guard troops to assist in Trump's D.C. crime crackdown, even though crime levels in major cities in some of those states are higher than in the U.S. capital.

www.npr.org

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 23

More details on all our RFPs are here:
www.arnoldventures.org/grantees

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 23

Looking for research funding? Arnold Ventures has several open RFPs. This includes a standing RFP for causal research related to US crime/the CJ system/ppl w criminal records.

First step is a 3-page LOI. We aim to get you a funding decision within 3 months of that first step.

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 18

The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, August 21, at 1pm ET.

Jonathan Davis will present: "Mobile Crisis Response Teams Support Better Policing: Evidence from CAHOOTS"

More info: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 17

If you’re on the academic job market this year, it’s a great time to submit proposals for external funding based on your JMP or other ongoing work. Make this your back-up plan! See thread below.

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Feb 15

This year's Econ job market has, by all accounts, been brutal. If you're still not sure what you're doing next year, applying for external funding to continue your work is a great way to buy yourself time & options. It's a way to "build your own post-doc." Check out AV's open RFPs!

Andrew Bacher-Hicks @abacherhicks.bsky.social · Jan 23

Back by popular demand! We just released another call for proposals using RCTs and quasi-experiments.

3-page LOIs are due March 14. Details here: bit.ly/4ambjv3

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 16

Here is the link to my keynote: m.youtube.com/watch?v=BbLD...

Jennifer Doleac, Arnold Ventures - Evidence-based strategies to break the incarceration cycle

YouTube video by NSW BOCSAR

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

Finally Corrective Services in New South Wales is tremendously research- and data-driven. They asked me to spread the word that they’d love to partner with more external researchers to evaluate their policies and programs. So, consider this your invitation to get in touch with them. 🤓

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

Data availability is a primary constraint on learning how to improve the juvenile justice system in the US, so there is a big opportunity here for researchers to use Australian data to make important progress on this issue. Reach out to BOCSAR if you’d like to use their data!

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

I was particularly interested to learn that juvenile records are much more easily accessible to researchers in Australia than they are in the US.

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

In Australia, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has amazing administrative criminal justice data available to researchers, and is trying to spur more rigorous research on what works to reduce crime.

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

(Like Arnold Ventures, they are working to scale summer jobs programs, so we’ll be learning from each other there too.)

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Ending Youth Violence Lab in the UK is methodically piloting innovative solutions in a way that enables them to measure efficacy (often as RCTs). I’d love to see more orgs like this in the US, and am eager to see the results of EYV’s ongoing trials.

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

Three connections I’m particularly excited about: