increase in the Australian prison population does not seem to be due to crime rates, which have mostly declined over the past … appear to be the main drivers of Australia’s growing prison population. …

increase in the Australian prison population does not seem to be due to crime rates, which have mostly declined over the past … appear to be the main drivers of Australia's growing prison population. …

because they are excessively selfish. Finally those who receive better marks at prison school give more, as do those who …

Does early release decrease or increase the probability that ex-convicts will return to prison? We exploit unique data … in instrumental variable estimations and find that early releases reduce the propensity of prisoners to return to prison …

because they are excessively selfish. Finally those who receive better marks at prison school give more, as do those who … improve their marks over time. This suggests that this correctional intervention also reduces selfishness. -- Crime ; Prison …

We conducted an experiment with 182 inmates from a maximum-security prison to analyze the impact of criminal identity … correlates with inmates’ offenses against in-prison regulation. Altogether, these findings suggest that criminal identity plays a …

. Longer prison sentences further isolate offenders from the legitimate labor force and may promote the formation of criminal … networks in prison. On the other hand, greater initial punishment may have a deterrence effect on the individual being punished …, sometimes called “specific deterrence,” through learning or the rehabilitative effect of prison. We test the effect of prison …