热量和执法部门
A Patrick Behrer1,2, Valentin Bolotnyy3
1Center for Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
PNAS nexus
|May 15, 2024
概括
高温影响刑事司法. 警方逮捕人数减少,法官在炎热的日子里发出更严厉的判决,影响被告.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 行为经济学是一种行为经济学.
背景情况:
- 由于气候变化,高温越来越普遍.
- 了解环境因素对人类行为的影响对于制定政策至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查高温对刑事司法系统决策的影响.
- 分析环境温度如何影响警察,检察官和法官.
主要方法:
- 使用了德克萨斯州的行政犯罪记录.
- 采用统计分析来将温度数据与司法和执法行动相关联.
主要成果:
- 警方在炎热的日子里,每起报告犯罪的逮捕人数较少.
- 在炎热的日子里进行的逮捕更有可能在法庭上被驳回.
- 在炎热的日子里,法官判处更长的刑期和更高的罚款,而检察官的决定不受影响.
结论:
- 暴露在高温下会对心理和认知产生重大影响.
- 这些影响对与司法系统互动的刑事被告有着切实的后果.
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