Jeffrey Grogger

University of Chicago Website

Jeffrey Grogger is the Irving Harris Professor in Urban Policy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.

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.

Vote Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 10
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Disagree 7
Comments

It depends on how it's done. Recent research suggests that there is a subset of defendants who could be released with no adverse effect on offending. However, blanket release policies would probably release others as well.

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

Vote Confidence
Agree 9
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Agree 7
Comments

This is consistent with an abundance of evidence.

Using risk assessment to inform detention decisions will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

Vote Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
Comments