Effect of early prison release with electronic monitoring

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102379

Enes Al Weswasi

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of early release from prison with electronic monitoring (EM) on recidivism and labor market attachment.

Methods

To address selection bias, the paper leverages a natural experiment consisting of a 2007 criminal justice reform that introduced the option for inmates to convert the remainder of their prison sentences to EM at home. Consequently, individuals who participated in the EM intervention spent less time in prison compared to those sentenced before the reform. The nature of the reform facilitates a regression discontinuity in time design, enabling a comparison between individuals sentenced during the period when early release with EM was available and those sentenced when this option had not yet been implemented.

Results

The reform did not produce any clear overall effects on either recidivism or labor market attachment. However, for individuals who were unemployed prior to incarceration or had a history of imprisonment, the ability to apply for early release with EM resulted in improved outcomes. Additionally, younger individuals experienced an increase in labor market attachment as a result of the reform.

Conclusion

Early release with EM has the potential to serve as an effective intervention for the reintegration of individuals with limited labor market attachment.

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Journal of Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

6.90

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

23 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Criminal Justice is an international journal intended to fill the present need for the dissemination of new information, ideas and methods, to both practitioners and academicians in the criminal justice area. The Journal is concerned with all aspects of the criminal justice system in terms of their relationships to each other. Although materials are presented relating to crime and the individual elements of the criminal justice system, the emphasis of the Journal is to tie together the functioning of these elements and to illustrate the effects of their interactions. Articles that reflect the application of new disciplines or analytical methodologies to the problems of criminal justice are of special interest. Since the purpose of the Journal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of new ideas, new information, and the application of new methods to the problems and functions of the criminal justice system, the Journal emphasizes innovation and creative thought of the highest quality.