Recidivism studies differ with respect to samples, definitions and follow-up periods. While it is recognized that such … differences hamper comparability, there is little systematic knowledge about how recidivism figures are affected. We explore how … deliberate changes in the following three parameters affect the reported recidivism levels: 1) sample definition, 2) measure of …

reintegrate into society. The inability to find stable work is often cited as a key determinant of failed re-entry (or “recidivism …”). However, empirical evidence that demonstrates a causal impact of job opportunities on recidivism is sparse. In fact, several … randomized evaluations of employment-focused programs find increases in employment but little impact on recidivism. Recent …

's criminal justice system, offering new insights into how incarceration affects subsequent crime and employment. We construct a … further criminal behavior. For previously employed individuals, while there is no effect on recidivism, there is a lasting … panel dataset containing the criminal behavior and labor market outcomes of the entire population, and exploit the random …

, 1996 (Bastille Day) to identify the effect of collective sentence reductions on recidivism. The collective pardon generated … recidivism probability five years after the release and prospective date of release. Overall, the Bastille Day quasi experiment … suggests that collective sentence reductions increase recidivism and do not represent a cost-effective way to reduce …

criminal law instead of juvenile penal law decreases expected recidivism of adolescents. …

shown to perform extremely well. Furthermore, we implement the proposed framework to study crime recidivism in Quebec, a … offenses in the post-policy period. Besides, our results support existing findings on crime recidivism and offer new insights … implemented "tough-on-crime" policy of the Canadian government has been largely successful in reducing the probability of repeat …

We provide evidence about voters’ response to crime control policies. We exploit a natural experiment arising from the … individuals have a higher incentive to recidivate experienced higher recidivism. Moreover, in these municipalities: i) newspapers … were more likely to report crime news involving pardoned individuals; ii) voters held worse beliefs on the incumbent …

We provide evidence about voters' response to crime control policies. We exploit a natural experiment arising from the … individuals have a higher incentive to recidivate experienced higher recidivism. Moreover, in these municipalities: i) newspapers … were more likely to report crime news involving pardoned individuals; ii) voters held worse beliefs on the incumbent …

municipalities where resident pardoned individuals had a higher incentive to recidivate experienced a higher recidivism rate …. Moreover, in these municipalities: i) newspapers were more likely to report crime news involving pardoned individuals; ii …) voters held worse beliefs on the incumbent national government’s ability to control crime and iii) with respect to the …