Subtle Activism by Nicol David;

Author:Nicol, David;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2015-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Washington, DC Demonstration Study

In 1993, a highly publicized “demonstration study” was conducted in Washington, DC to assess the effect of a Super Radiance Assembly on crime rates. Predictions were lodged in advance with police officials and with a twenty-seven-member review board of scientists and public leaders. In June 1993, one thousand meditators arrived in Washington with the numbers steadily increasing to a peak of four thousand during the first week of July, where it stayed until the end of the month, when the group disbanded. Police statistics for homicide, rape, and assault were gathered for the experimental period and for the five-year period that preceded the study. For the previous five years, crime rates during the summer could be closely correlated with changes in temperature—the hotter the temperature, the higher the crime rates. In 1993, during the experimental period, crime rates dipped noticeably despite very high temperatures. The decrease was calculated as 23 percent less than what could have been expected based on a time-series analysis of previous trends. Other possible causes such as changes in police activities, lower temperatures, weekend effects, and increased rain were considered but rejected as alternative explanations. The probability that the result was due to chance was calculated as less than 2 in 1 billion (Hagelin et al, 1999).

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