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Criminal Recidivism after Prison and Electronic Monitoring

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: We study criminal recidivism in Argentina by focusing on the rearrest rates of two groups: individuals released from prison and individuals released from electronic monitoring. Detainees are randomly assigned to judges, and ideological differences across judges translate into large differences in the allocation of electronic monitoring to an otherwise similar population. Using these peculiarities of the Argentine setting, we argue that there is a large, negative causal effect on criminal recidivism of treating individuals with electronic monitoring relative to prison.

Source: Journal of Political Economy

DOI: 10.1086/669786

Authors: Rafael Di Tella, Ernesto Schargrodsky

Institutions: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard University, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

Language: English

Topic: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2125449526

FWCI: 58.84

Cites: 66

Cited by: 208

Related to: 10