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Heat, Crime, and Punishment

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dc.contributor.authorBehrer, A. Patrick
dc.contributor.authorBolotnyy, Valentin
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-27T14:04:44Z
dc.date.available2022-01-27T14:04:44Z
dc.date.issued2022-01
dc.description.abstractUsing administrative criminal records from Texas, this paper shows how heat affects criminal defendants, police officers, prosecutors, and judges. It finds that arrests increase by up to 15 percent on hot days, driven by increases in violent crime. There is no evidence that charging-day heat impacts prosecutorial decisions. However, working alone, judges dismiss fewer cases, issue longer prison sentences, and levy higher fines when ruling on hot days. Higher incomes, newer housing, more teamwork, and less accessible weapons may decrease these adverse effects of heat. Even with adaptation, the paper forecasts that climate change will increase crime and have substantial distributional consequences.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/205651643052206856/Heat-Crime-and-Punishment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9909
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36881
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9909
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectVIOLENT CRIME
dc.subjectHOT DAY
dc.subjectHIGH TEMPERATURE
dc.titleHeat, Crime, and Punishmenten
dc.typeWorking Paperen
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleHeat, Crime, and Punishment
okr.date.disclosure2022-01-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:16:54.261425Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-01-24T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/205651643052206856/Heat-Crime-and-Punishment
okr.guid205651643052206856
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9909
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b088ca2905_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33711960
okr.identifier.reportWPS9909
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/205651643052206856/pdf/Heat-Crime-and-Punishment.pdfen
okr.region.countryUnited States
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicSocial Development::Crime and Society
okr.topicSocial Development::Psychology
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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