兄弟会活动暂停令对酒精相关违法行为和性侵事件的影响

中文摘要

本文利用2014—2019年间37所大学实施的44次全校范围内暂时停止所有涉及酒精的兄弟会活动（暂停令）的时间差异开展研究。本文将大学警察部门的事件级犯罪记录加以合并，构建了一个新的数据集，首次对暂停令影响酒精相关违法行为和性侵报案的效应进行了因果估计。具体而言，本文发现了稳健证据，表明暂停令使酒精相关违法行为减少26%。此外，本文还发现提示性证据，表明暂停令使周末的性侵报案减少29%。然而，本文没有发现暂停令解除后仍存在长期变化的证据。

Abstract

<h3>Abstract</h3> I exploit variation in timing from 44 temporary university-wide halts on all fraternity activity with alcohol (<i>moratoriums</i>) across 37 universities over 2014-2019. I construct a novel data set, merging incident-level crime logs from university police departments to provide the first causal estimates of the effect of moratoriums on reports of alcohol offenses and sexual assaults. In particular, I find robust evidence that moratoriums decrease alcohol offenses by 26%. Additionally, I find suggestive evidence that moratoriums decrease reports of sexual assault on the weekends by 29%. However, I do not find evidence of long-term changes once the moratorium is lifted.