Emma Rackstraw

Emma Rackstraw is an SSRC Criminal Justice Innovation Fellow based at the University of Pennsylvania’s Quattrone Center.

Date: July 30, 2024

Episode Details:

In this episode, we discuss Dr. Rackstraw’s research on how reality TV affects policing outcomes:

“When Reality TV Creates Reality: How ‘Copaganda’ Affects Police, Communities, and Viewers” by Emma Rackstraw.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Arrest Decisions: What Works for the Officer? by Edith Linn

• "‘No Hatred or Malice, Fear or Affection’: Media and Sentencing" by Arnaud Philippe and Aurélie Ouss.

• “The Birth of a Nation: Media and Racial Hate" by Desmond Ang.

• "The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and Voting" by Stefano DellaVigna and Ethan Kaplan.

• "How Cable News Reshaped Local Government" by Elliott Ash and Sergio Galletta.

• "Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil" by Eliana La Ferrara, Alberto Chong, and Suzanne Duryea.

• “The Impact of Fear on Police Behavior and Public Safety" by Sungwoo Cho, Felipe Gonçalves, and Emily Weisburst.

• Probable Causation Episode 65: Felipe Gonçalves

• “Police Force Size and Civilian Race" by Aaron Chalfin, Benjamin Hansen, Emily K. Weisburst, and Morgan C. Williams, Jr.

• Probable Causation Episode 55: Morgan Williams, Jr.

• “Misdemeanor Prosecution" by Amanda Agan, Jennifer L. Doleac, and Anna Harvey.

• Probable Causation Episode 51: Amanda Agan and Anna Harvey

• "The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students" by Desmond Ang.

• Probable Causation Episode 50: Desmond Ang

• "Civic Responses to Police Violence" by Desmond Ang and Jonathan Tebes.

• "Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities" by Marcella Alsan and Crystal S. Yang.

• Probable Causation Episode 95: Marcella Alsan

• "Community Engagement with Law Enforcement after High-Profile Acts of Police Violence" by Desmond Ang, Panka Bencsik, Jesse Bruhn, and Ellora Derenoncourt.

• "Community Engagement and Public Safety: Evidence from Crime Enforcement Targeting Immigrants" by Felipe M. Gonçalves, Elisa Jácome, and Emily K. Weisburst.

• "The Effects of Pretrial Detention on Conviction, Future Crime, and Employment: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Judges" by Will Dobbie, Jacob Goldin, and Crystal S. Yang.

• "Copaganda: The Media Origins of the Attitudes Toward Policing in America" by Eunji Kim, Tyler Reno, and Esteban Fernandez. [Working paper available from the authors.]

• "The Usual Suspects: Offender Origin, Media Reporting and Natives’ Attitudes Towards Immigration" by Sekou Keita, Thomas Renault, Jérôme Valette.