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Does visitation in prison reduce recidivism?
- Source :
- Journal of Policy Analysis & Management; Jan2024, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p126-156, 31p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Visitation in prison is associated with a low recidivism rate after release, but the causality is not clear. This paper tries to estimate the effect of visitation experience on the recidivism outcome of state prisoners in Missouri, using an instrumental variable approach. The instrumental variable used for identification is the distance from a prison to an address before incarceration. The results support that visitation has a causal effect on recidivism in the short run. Further analysis shows that employment is an important channel of the visitation effect. However, no discernible effect on housing stability is found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PRISON visits
RECIDIVISM
HOUSING stability
RECIDIVISM rates
IMPRISONMENT
PRISONS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02768739
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Policy Analysis & Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174293334
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22529