Emily Weisburst
Biographic Data
| ID | 5452088 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily Weisburst |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily |
| FAMILY NAME | Weisburst |
| SIGNATURE | WEISBURST E |
| AFFILIATIONS | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and NBER [email protected] |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0147-8850 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Impact of Fear on Police Behavior and Public Safety
We examine how changes in the salience of workplace risk affect police behavior and public safety. Specifically, we investigate cases of police officer deaths while on duty. Officers respond to a peer death by decreasing arrest activity for one to two months, consistent with heightened fear. Reductions are largest for low-level arrests and are more pronounced in smaller cities. Crime does not increase on average during this period, nor do we obse…
Heterogeneity in the Effects of College Course Placement
Patrolling Public Schools
As police officers have become increasingly common in U.S. public schools, their role in school discipline has often expanded. While there is growing public debate about the consequences of police presence in schools, there is scant evidence of the impact of police on student discipline and academic outcomes. This paper provides the first quasi‐experimental estimate of funding for school police on student outcomes, leveraging variation in federal…
Innovative Pathways Through Developmental Education and Postsecondary Success
This study assessed alternative course delivery for developmental education (DE) math and student outcomes in community colleges in Texas. We examined 2 innovative interventions: (a) study skills courses offered alongside DE math and (b) DE math courses that are shorter than a full semester. Our model leveraged detailed demographic information and DE placement exam scores to compare students in these interventions to similar students in tradition…
Patrolling Public Schools
As police officers have become increasingly common in U.S. public schools, their role in school discipline has often expanded. While there is growing public debate about the consequences of police presence in schools, there is scant evidence of the impact of police on student discipline and academic outcomes. This paper provides the first quasi‐experimental estimate of funding for school police on student outcomes, leveraging variation in federal…
Innovative Pathways Through Developmental Education and Postsecondary Success
This study assessed alternative course delivery for developmental education (DE) math and student outcomes in community colleges in Texas. We examined 2 innovative interventions: (a) study skills courses offered alongside DE math and (b) DE math courses that are shorter than a full semester. Our model leveraged detailed demographic information and DE placement exam scores to compare students in these interventions to similar students in tradition…
Innovative Pathways Through Developmental Education and Postsecondary Success
This study assessed alternative course delivery for developmental education (DE) math and student outcomes in community colleges in Texas. We examined 2 innovative interventions: (a) study skills courses offered alongside DE math and (b) DE math courses that are shorter than a full semester. Our model leveraged detailed demographic information and DE placement exam scores to compare students in these interventions to similar students in tradition…
Patrolling Public Schools
As police officers have become increasingly common in U.S. public schools, their role in school discipline has often expanded. While there is growing public debate about the consequences of police presence in schools, there is scant evidence of the impact of police on student discipline and academic outcomes. This paper provides the first quasi‐experimental estimate of funding for school police on student outcomes, leveraging variation in federal…
Heterogeneity in the Effects of College Course Placement
The Impact of Fear on Police Behavior and Public Safety
We examine how changes in the salience of workplace risk affect police behavior and public safety. Specifically, we investigate cases of police officer deaths while on duty. Officers respond to a peer death by decreasing arrest activity for one to two months, consistent with heightened fear. Reductions are largest for low-level arrests and are more pronounced in smaller cities. Crime does not increase on average during this period, nor do we obse…
Psychology (4 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Academic achievement (1 work) · Academic advising (1 work) · Advanced Placement (1 work)