Short-Term Effects of Imprisonment Length on Recidivism in the Netherlands

Autor:	Paul Nieuwbeerta, Anja Dirkzwager, Jan W. de Keijser, Hilde Wermink, Anke Ramakers
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	recidivism Recidivism 05 social sciences Articles imprisonment Pathology and Forensic Medicine Term (time) propensity score methodology 050501 criminology dose–response Imprisonment Psychology Law 0505 law Demography
Zdroj:	Crime & Delinquency Crime & Delinquency, 64(8), 1057-1093 Crime and Delinquency
ISSN:	1552-387X 0011-1287
DOI:	10.1177/0011128716687290
Popis:	This article assesses the relationship between imprisonment length and recidivism. The data come from a unique longitudinal and nationwide study of Dutch prisoners, serving an average of 4.1 months of confinement ( N = 1,467). A propensity score methodology is used to examine the dose–response relationship for three types of registered recidivism (i.e., reoffending, reconviction, and reincarceration) within a 6-month follow-up period. Findings indicate that length of imprisonment exerts an overall null effect on future rates of recidivism and that this conclusion holds across the various types of recidivism. These findings contribute to continuing scholarly debates over the social and economic costs of imprisonment.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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