To Stop Violent Policing, Build Effective Police Organizations

By Rodrigo Canales

In this interview with Yale Insights, Rodrigo Canales, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Yale School of Management, shares insights from his work with IPA on policing in Mexico: "If you are serious about improving police officer behavior, you have to rethink how you evaluate and reward police officer behavior, what you define as individual, team, and organizational goals, and what values you continually reinforce—for example, 'we are warriors who are tough on criminals' vs. 'we are protectors, trusted by our neighbors.'"

Read more in the full blog post and learn more about the study and early results here.

NEW RESULTS

The Impact of Inter-Religious Soccer Leagues on Social Cohesion in Post-ISIS Iraq

Researcher: Salma Mousa

As conflict forcibly displaces millions of people, social ties and trust across groups can disintegrate and be difficult to rebuild after violence subsides. Positive and cooperative intergroup contact has the potential to reduce prejudice and improve relationships with outgroup members. Researchers evaluated the impact of mixed Christian-Muslim soccer teams on social cohesion and interactions between these groups in an ISIS-affected area of Iraq. Results indicate that Christians who played on mixed teams demonstrated a higher likelihood of engaging with Muslim teammates after the league ended. However, the intervention did not improve their overall tolerance toward the Muslim community.

Read more in the summary and the full working paper.

FEATURED BLOG POST

Realities of Remote Learning: Lessons from Initial Findings of an 8,000-Household Survey in Peru During COVID-19

By Juan Manuel Hernández-Agramonte, Carolina Méndez, Olga Namen, Emma Näslund-Hadley, and Luciana Velarde

Most schools throughout Latin America have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Peru, the Ministry of Education (Minedu) developed a distance-education strategy called Aprendo en Casa. Minedu worked with IPA and the Inter-American Development Bank to learn about the experiences of school administrators, teachers, and parents with the program. In this post, the research team shares findings from the first round of an 8,000-household survey—shedding light on how families are experiencing the distance education program and lessons learned thus far.

Read the full blog post.

BLOG

What Do We Mean When We Say “Distance Learning” and Why Does it Matter?
By Sarah Kabay, Olga Namen, and Stephanie Wu

Introducing the IPA-IGC COVID-19 Economic Impact Surveys
By Lucia Sanchez and Matthieu Teachout

Juneteenth: Why We Are Embracing the Cause of Justice
By Annie Duflo and Radha Rajkotia

Filling the Forced Displacement Evidence Gap: Taking Stock on World Refugee Day
By Laura Benrey and Nessa Kenny

Co-creating During a Crisis
By Sebastian Chaskel and Bethany Park

Policy-Relevant Rigor: What Governments Need From Researchers for Effective Crisis Response
By Shahana Hirji, Heidi McAnnally-Linz, Bethany Park, and Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri