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 …

after controlling for personal characteristics and criminal background. In order to combine different sources of information … show a reduced likelihood of recidivism. …

recidivism. This result is entirely driven by inmates whose risk and needs were evaluated by a widely used assessment tool … identifying their criminogenic needs. For this group, we estimate that participation in these programs reduces recidivism by about …