Search Results - subject:"Probation"

Women behind bars : do single-gender prisons reduce recidivism?

Calamunci, Francesca; Daniele, Gianmarco; Mastrobuoni, … - 2025

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"Something works" in U.S. jails : misconduct and recidivism effects of the IGNITE program

Alsan, Marcella; Barnett, Arkey; Hull, Peter; Yang, Crystal - In: The quarterly journal of economics 140 (2025) 2, pp. 1367-1415

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The Impacts of Parole Supervision

Brinkman, Luke D.; Jordan, Andrew; Neal, Derek A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2026

We study the impacts of a reform to parole supervision in Illinois. The reform reduced the term of supervision for some parolees from 12 months to 6 months while many similar parolees continued to receive 12 months of supervision. We evaluate the impact of the reform using a standard...

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In-Kind Welfare Benefits and Reincarceration Risk : Evidence from Medicaid

Burns, Marguerite; Dague, Laura - 2023

Most of the 600,000 adults returning to the community from state and federal prisons annually in the U.S. carry substantial debt, have low income and low education, and limited formal employment prior to entering prison. Upon reentry, they face financial hardship, high rates of morbidity and...

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Do high-stakes matter? : evidence from a probation policy in higher education

Brox, Enzo; Dörsam, Michael - 2025

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Recidivism and neighborhood institutions : evidence from the rise of the evangelical church in Chile

Barrios-Fernández, Andrés; García-Hombrados, Jorge - In: Journal of labor economics : JOLE 43 (2025) 3, pp. 725-762

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The Hidden Health Care Crisis Behind Bars : A Randomized Trial to Accredit U.S. Jails

Alsan, Marcella; Yang, Crystal - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

The U.S. has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, with over seven million admissions to jails each year. Incarcerated individuals are the only group in the U.S. that have a constitutional right to receiving "reasonably adequate" health care. Yet, there is little oversight and...

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Prescription Opioid Supply Interventions and Criminal Recidivism

Osei, Bright Addiyia - 2022

Many states have passed laws to limit the supply of prescription opioids in response to the opioid crisis. Prominent among these laws are Prescription Drug Monitoring programs (PDMPs) and Pain Medicine Clinic Laws or Pill ”Mill” Laws (PMLs). PDMPs provide an avenue for medical professionals...

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Does probation lead to higher starting wage? Evidence from Japanese online job ads

Zvedelikova, Mirka - 2024

Firms commonly use probation to evaluate new hires before making long-term commitments. Workers accepting jobs with a … jobs without probation and upon probation completion for jobs with probation. The findings reveal no statistically … significant difference in starting wages, suggesting that workers are not rewarded for undergoing probation in terms of higher …

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Does probation lead to higher starting wage? : evidence from Japanese online job ads

Zvedelikova, Mirka - 2024

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015046387