David Abrams

University of Pennsylvania Website

David Abrams is Professor of Law, Business Economics, and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Voting History

Pretrial detention

Reducing the number of people detained pretrial will lead to a net increase in crime in the medium- to long-term.

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Disagree 6
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Disagree 7
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Ending the use of cash bail will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

Vote Confidence
Strongly Agree 9
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Agree 7
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Using risk assessment to inform detention decisions will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

Vote Confidence
Agree 4
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
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