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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.
Mar 1, 2022 · The highest ten-year arrest rates were for weapons crimes (87.4%), property crimes (86.7%) and drug possession (83.0%). Males were more likely to be arrested within the first year than females, 44% v. 34%. However, the difference in arrest rates narrowed by year ten to 83% for men and 76% for women.
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Aug 8, 2021 · The simple answer — rehabilitation. By shifting the goal of incarceration towards rehabilitation, we can work to lower the recidivism rate by investing in mental health care, by devising personalized education plans for prisoners, and by connecting prisoners with job opportunities and valuable skills to aid in creating a prison-to-work pipeline.
Apr 7, 2021 · Economy Apr 7, 2021 5:18 PM EDT. The U.S. spends $81 billion a year on mass incarceration, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and that figure might be an underestimate. In 2017,...
- Casey Kuhn
- 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...
Feb 8, 2023 · Prisoners in 2021–Statistical tables. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Figure 1. Historical and Projected U.S. State and Federal Prison Population, Based on 2009-2021 Rate of Decline. Figure 2. Pace of Growth and Reduction in U.S. Prison Population. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics. (1982).
Nov 24, 2023 · John DiLulio, “The Coming of the Super -- Predators,” Washington Examiner (Washington Examiner, January 20, 2010), https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/the-coming-of-the-super-predators. Ibid.
