From the Maryland Population Research Center
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"This paper reports findings from a randomized controlled trial in which law and college students were assigned to observe immigration judges during removal hearings. We study whether judicial observation affects how judges exercise procedural discretion. We find that, despite increasing procedural protections and lengthening proceedings, observation does not measurably reduce unfavorable outcomes for the respondent. Our findings suggest that, in institutional settings where agents have substantial discretion and strong professional norms, observation may influence behavior not only through the possibility of sanction, but also by making decision-makers more attentive to the ethical norms associated with their profession." Petra Todd is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Economics at University of Pennsylvania.
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