to changes in an individual's own criminal and arrest history. Young males who engage in crime but are not arrested … to engage in crime during subsequent periods. Following an arrest, individuals commit less crime, consistent with …

's criminal justice system, offering new insights into how incarceration affects subsequent crime and employment. We construct a …. Exploring factors that may explain the preventive effect of incarceration, we find the decline in crime is driven by individuals …Understanding whether, and in what situations, time spent in prison is criminogenic or preventive has proven …

, incarceration creates large and lasting reductions in recidivism among first offenders. Yet, among marginal repeat offenders … first offenders while encouraging or mandating incarceration sentences for many repeat offenders. We show that methods that …, incarceration creates only short-run incapacitation effects and no lasting reductions in the incidence of new felony charges. These …

expensive forms of punishment - prison - when cheaper alternatives - such as fines and other sanctions - are available. This … crimes fines will work well for the majority of offenders but fail miserably for a significant minority; that fines present a …

analysis of crime and crime prevention policy. But the leading scholarly commentaries on the crime drop during the 1990s have … sort have the potential to both reduce crime rates and reduce arrests and imprisonment. Well-designed regulations and …One creative method to harness private action to cost-effective crime control is the creation of business improvement …

Are many prisoners in jail or prison because of their mental illness? And if so, is mental health treatment a cost …-effective way to reduce crime and lower criminal justice costs? This paper reviews and evaluates the evidence assessing the … potential of expansion of mental health services for reducing crime. Mental illness and symptoms of mental illness are highly …

Strong sentences are common "tough on crime" tool used to reduce the incentives for individuals to participate in … participating in crime may adjust. I use California's Three Strikes law to identify several effects of a large increase in the … criminal activity by 20 percent for second-strike eligible offenders and a 28 percent decline for third-strike eligible …