research, we document an important source of heterogeneity in the impact of incarceration on recidivism. Incarceration creates … lasting reductions in recidivism among first offenders but not repeat offenders. We present suggestive evidence that these … reductions among first offenders primarily reflect outcomes for offenders who live in lower-crime areas of the city and are not …

likelihood of future criminal justice involvement fell, with no apparent increase in local crime rates. … estimates of the causal effects of misdemeanor prosecution on defendants' subsequent criminal justice involvement. We leverage … nonviolent misdemeanor offense leads to large reductions in the likelihood of a new criminal complaint over the next two years …

research, we document an important source of heterogeneity in the impact of incarceration on recidivism. Incarceration creates … lasting reductions in recidivism among first offenders but not repeat offenders. We present suggestive evidence that these … reductions among first offenders primarily reflect outcomes for offenders who live in lower-crime areas of the city and are not …

impact of incarceration on recidivism show that, in marginal cases, incarceration creates large and lasting reductions in … recidivism among first offenders. Yet, among repeat offenders, incarceration sentences for marginal offenders create only modest … sentences for many offenders with prior criminal records …

This paper studies the impact of adult prosecution on recidivism and employment trajectories for adolescent, first …-time felony defendants. We use extensive linked Criminal Justice Admin- istrative Record System and socio-economic data from Wayne … prosecution reduces future criminal charges over 5 years by 0.48 felony cases (↓ 20%) while also worsening labor market outcomes …

, incarceration creates large and lasting reductions in recidivism among first offenders. Yet, among marginal repeat offenders …