Emma Rackstraw
@emmarackstraw.bsky.social
Economist studying criminal justice issues and labor markets. Assistant Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College. #econsky
www.emmarackstraw.com
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TFW your FOIA request from 9 months ago arrives in your mailbox…
July 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
TFW your FOIA request from 9 months ago arrives in your mailbox…
(6) I use department-level arrest data in a staggered difference-in-difference design and find that arrests for low-level, victimless crimes increase by 20 percent while departments film with COPS' successor, Live PD.
November 7, 2023 at 2:09 PM
(6) I use department-level arrest data in a staggered difference-in-difference design and find that arrests for low-level, victimless crimes increase by 20 percent while departments film with COPS' successor, Live PD.
(5) I combine data on COPS segments with actual arrest data in filmed departments. The show portrays a world in which officers solve far more cases through arrests than they do in reality. How do cops respond to these distorted expectations in front of a live audience...?
November 7, 2023 at 2:08 PM
(5) I combine data on COPS segments with actual arrest data in filmed departments. The show portrays a world in which officers solve far more cases through arrests than they do in reality. How do cops respond to these distorted expectations in front of a live audience...?
(3) #EconSky Hundreds of police departments and sheriffs’ offices have filmed with these shows. In a survey, I find that 90 percent of Americans have seen at least one of these reality shows.
November 7, 2023 at 2:07 PM
(3) #EconSky Hundreds of police departments and sheriffs’ offices have filmed with these shows. In a survey, I find that 90 percent of Americans have seen at least one of these reality shows.