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Oct 3, 2020 · But the term ‘criminal rehabilitation’ is often used without being explicitly defined, and in ways that are consistent with widely divergent conceptions. In this paper, we present a taxonomy that distinguishes, and explains the relationships between, different conceptions of criminal rehabilitation.
Jul 13, 2022 · Rethinking prison as a deterrent to future crime. Time behind bars can increase the likelihood that someone will re-offend, research finds. In many cases, programs that rehabilitate, rather than punish, may be a better solution. By Jamie Santa Cruz 07.13.2022. Support sound science and smart stories.
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- Lisa Forsberg, Thomas Douglas
- 2020
- Why Conceptual Clarity is Needed. We need a taxonomy of criminal rehabilitation in order to protect against the conflation and confusion of different conceptions of rehabilitation.
- Divergent Conceptions of Criminal Rehabilitation in the Literature. Though rehabilitation has been an influential concept in debates on criminal justice, it is often not properly defined or elucidated.
- Five Conceptions of Criminal Rehabilitation. We will start by distinguishing five conceptions of rehabilitation on the basis of their aims. Consider first one rather ‘thin’, non-normative, conception of rehabilitation
- Means-Based Subvariants of the Conceptions. In the previous section, we distinguished five different conceptions of rehabilitation on the basis of their aims or ends.
- The Norwegian Setting
- Recidivism, Employment, and Job Training
- Family and Criminal Network Spillovers
- Feasibility of Reform
Our work studies the effects of incarceration in Norway, a setting with two key advantages. First, we are able to link several administrative data sources to construct a panel dataset containing complete records of the criminal behavior and labor market outcomes of every Norwegian who has been incarcerated. We can further link this information to o...
Our research on the effects of incarceration on the offender, using the random assignment of judges as an instrument, yields three key findings.3First, imprisonment discourages further criminal behavior. We find that incarceration lowers the probability that an individual will reoffend within five years by 27 percentage points and reduces the corre...
While understanding the effects of incarceration on the offender is an important first step, capturing spillover effects is also important for evaluating criminal justice policy and designing effective prison systems. Children in particular could be affected either positively or negatively by having a parent incarcerated, a matter we explore.4 How ...
Our research on Norway’s criminal justice system serves as a proof of concept that time spent in prison with a focus on rehabilitation can result in positive outcomes. The Norwegian prison system increases job training, raises employment, and reduces crime, mostly due to changes for individuals who were not employed prior to imprisonment. While the...
Jul 13, 2023 · Rehabilitation is fundamental to the criminal justice system. It helps to break the cycle of crime by addressing the underlying issues that lead individuals to offend. Rehabilitation focuses on transforming an individual’s thinking and behavior, providing them with the necessary skills to reintegrate into society upon release.
Mar 25, 2023 · “What’s Prison For?” Examines Incarceration in the U.S. - The New York Times. Prisoners Today, Neighbors Tomorrow. A new book “What’s Prison For?” explains how American prisons can better educate...
Mar 24, 2020 · There is evidence that rehabilitation (including within prison) reduces crime and can be cost effective. Economic analysis therefore, reinforces the idea that punishment is not the best...
