| Abstrakt: |
This paper introduces the idea of time discounting into prison population analysis -- that is, how prisoners view and value the future. We can hypothesize that one of the traits which is presumably altered by a successful rehabilitation program is a person's time discount. From a policy standpoint, then, it is reasonable to expect that incarcerated individuals, in order to be successfully prepared for re-entry will have had their individual time discounting rate minimized by participation in educational, religious, vocational and other on-site programs. Here we ask whether such programs are effective or even meaningfully implemented in Ukraine in the light of deterioration of public and governmental institutions in the aftermath of dissolution of Soviet Union? Specifically, we want to see if incarceration in the contemporary Ukrainian prison system contributes in any way to a rehabilitation that helps prisoners become productive members of society. We also ask whether rehabilitation as measured by time preferences is more likely for women versus men? Do the incarceration experiences of males and females differ? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
