#  Using and Generating Evidence for Policy-Making: Security interventions in Bogota City 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 6, 2018** 

 12:00PM - 01:30PM EDT 

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 **Harvard Kennedy School**  



 

 



 

 To better understand which security policies are most effective, the Mayor’s office of Bogota is testing and evaluating several policies, from “hotspot” policing to “broken windows” interventions. Join **Daniel Mejia**, current Secretary of Security and former Professor at Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, and **Christopher Blattman**, Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, to discuss the challenges, the learnings and the opportunities from a policy-making perspective.

 Agenda:

 **12:00 – 12:10pm** Introduction - Moderator

 **12:10 – 12:30pm** *Background on Security in Bogota* – Daniel Mejia

 **12:30 – 12:50pm** *Interventions tested, theory and results* – Chris Blattman

 **12:50 – 1:30pm** Q&A Panel – Challenges of evidence-based Policy Making

 *Presented in collaboration with the HKS Center for International Development and the Latin American Caucus*

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 See also:- [ Cambridge ](/locations/cambridge-office)
- [ Andes & Southern Cone ](/programs-initiatives/andes-southern-cone)
 
 

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