Leave the Door Open? Prison Conditions and Recidivism

IF 5.5 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

American Economic Journal-Applied Economics Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.1257/app.20190038

G. Mastrobuoni, D. Terlizzese

引用次数: 15

Abstract

We estimate the effect on recidivism of replacing time served in a common closed-cell prison with time served in an open-cell one. We deal with the endogenous assignment of inmates to different prison regimes using variation that is driven by nearby prisons’ overcrowding. Switching regimes for a year reduces recidivism by around 6 percentage points. The effects are largest for inmates with low levels of education and are weak for violent and hardened criminals. (JEL K14, K42)

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让门开着?监狱条件和累犯

我们估计了在普通的封闭式监狱服刑的时间与在开放式监狱服刑的时间相比对再犯的影响。我们使用由附近监狱过度拥挤导致的变化来处理囚犯在不同监狱制度下的内生分配。转换制度一年可以减少6个百分点的再犯率。这种影响对受教育程度低的囚犯影响最大，对暴力和顽固的罪犯影响较小。(凝胶k14, k42)

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American Economic Journal-Applied Economics ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

9.10

自引率

1.60%

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期刊介绍： American Economic Journal: Applied Economics publishes papers covering a range of topics in applied economics, with a focus on empirical microeconomic issues. In particular, we welcome papers on labor economics, development microeconomics, health, education, demography, empirical corporate finance, empirical studies of trade, and empirical behavioral economics.