We estimate the effect of prison labor programs on recidivism using a nationwide census-based dataset of all prison inmates released in 2010 in Chile and tracked for two years after release. Because participation in ...

We study criminal recidivism in Argentina by focusing on the re-arrest rates of two groups: individuals released from prison and individuals released from electronic monitoring. Detainees are randomly assigned to judges, ...

Objectives This paper assesses the impact of the new regime of non-custodial sanctions implemented in Chile in 2013. It aims to contribute to the evidence regarding structural changes in systems involving non-custodial ...

Recidivism belongs to the main categories of criminology, crime policy and criminal justice. If the target of preventing offenders from reoffending is taken seriously crime policy should be measured by success of certain ...

We report that on any given day the number of inmates released from incarceration significantly affects the number of offenses committed this day, and we name this as first-day recidivism. Our estimates of this novel ...

Objectives This article assesses the impact of the new regime of alternative sanctions implemented in Chile between the years 2012 and 2015 on recidivism. It aims to fill the evidence gap on the effects of structural changes ...

Although there is debate about whether juvenile incarceration deters future crime, it is a common practice worldwide. We contribute to this debate by using Chilean data to assess the causal impact of different types of ...

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effect of the 1985 'Employment Services for Ex-Offenders' (ESEO) program on recidivism. Initially, the sample has been split randomly in a control group and a treatment group. ...