Episode 108: Emma Rackstraw on "Copaganda"

Emma Rackstraw talks about 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.