Post-Release Source of Income and Convictions of Formerly Incarcerated Adults

Verweij, Suzan; Weijters, Gijs; Wermink, Hilde; Blokland, Arjan

doi:10.1177/00111287211007732

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“…Uggen (2000) used a survey of people with arrest histories in the U.S. and found that employment reduced recidivism for those above age 27. Verweij, Weijters, and Wermink (2021) used a sample of prisoners from Dutch prisons and found that employment decreased the likelihood of recidivism. Visher & Courtney (2007) used a survey of released prisoners from Ohio and discovered that employment was a key factor that reduced the probability of being reincarcerated.…”

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Do Work Barriers for Justice-Impacted Individuals Incentivize Criminal Behavior?

Snyder,

Burt,

Vines

2023

JABE

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This study explores the legal barriers created by state governments for justice-impacted individuals. The more work barriers the state creates for someone with a criminal record, the more attractive illegal activities become. We examine differences across states in the data set provided by the National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction. We compare incarceration rates, unemployment rates, and labor force participation rates to the number of rules that affect someone with a criminal background. Our results predict that states with more collateral consequences will have higher per-capita imprisonment, higher unemployment, and lower labor force participation rates.

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Section: Literature On Collateral Consequencesmentioning

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Do Work Barriers for Justice-Impacted Individuals Incentivize Criminal Behavior?

Snyder,

Burt,

Vines

2023

JABE

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“…The literature on reentry to the community after release from prison confirms that recidivism is lower among those who find stable, high-quality employment (Berg & Huebner, 2011;La Vigne et al, 2004;Lockwood et al, 2012;Uggen, 2000;Verweij et al, 2021;Visher & Courtney, 2007;Visher et al, 2011). The relationship between employment and desistance is especially salient when individuals work in "career jobs" rather than "survival jobs" (Bucklen & Zajac, 2009;Niebuhr & Orrick, 2020;Uggen, 1999) .…”

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The Effects of Vocational Education on Recidivism and Employment Among Individuals Released Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

McNeeley

2023

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Prior research shows employment is an important component of desistance, but there is mixed evidence regarding the effectiveness of prison-based education programs. Therefore, this study examines whether participation in vocational education programs while incarcerated improves recidivism and post-release employment outcomes. In addition, the study controls for the timing of release to examine whether recidivism and employment outcomes varied during the COVID-19 pandemic. Observable selection bias was reduced by using propensity score matching to create similar treatment and comparison groups. After matching, there were no differences in any outcome between those who obtained vocational certificates and the comparison group. The results demonstrate the importance of accounting for selection bias in evaluations of education and employment programs. It is recommended that career-focused educational programs incorporate the risk-needs-responsivity model and the continuum of care principle, build relationships with community employers, and assist with practical barriers to employment.

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The price of retribution: evidence from the willingness to pay for short-term prison sentences compared to community service orders

Wermink,

Been,

Schuyt

et al. 2023

J Exp Criminol

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Objectives The objective of this study is to estimate the price of retribution. Methods Based on administrative data on all sentences in the Netherlands in 2012 and recidivism from 2012 to 2018, we first investigate whether community service orders are more effective in reducing recidivism than short-term imprisonment using an instrumental variable approach. Next, we compute the cost savings that could be obtained by replacing short-term prison sanctions with equivalent community service orders. Results We find that short-term prison sanctions lead to an increase in recidivism and an increase in the costs of sanctioning. We find that Dutch society pays about 400 million euros per year for retribution. This is about 21,000 euros per sanctioned offense per year and about 45 euros per taxpayer per year in the Netherlands. This is most likely a lower bound. Conclusions Our study reveals the willingness to pay for retribution as implied by judicial choices.

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Post-Release Source of Income and Convictions of Formerly Incarcerated Adults

Cited by 6 publications

References 61 publications

Do Work Barriers for Justice-Impacted Individuals Incentivize Criminal Behavior?

Do Work Barriers for Justice-Impacted Individuals Incentivize Criminal Behavior?

The Effects of Vocational Education on Recidivism and Employment Among Individuals Released Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The price of retribution: evidence from the willingness to pay for short-term prison sentences compared to community service orders

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