RT Article
T1 Short-term effects of imprisonment length on recidivism in the Netherlands
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 64
IS 8
SP 1057
OP 1093
A1 Wermink, Hilde
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1578235073
AB This article assesses the relationship between imprisonment length and recidivism. The data come from a unique longitudinal and nationwide study of Dutch prisoners, serving an average of 4.1 months of confinement (N = 1,467). A propensity score methodology is used to examine the dose–response relationship for three types of registered recidivism (i.e., reoffending, reconviction, and reincarceration) within a 6-month follow-up period. Findings indicate that length of imprisonment exerts an overall null effect on future rates of recidivism and that this conclusion holds across the various types of recidivism. These findings contribute to continuing scholarly debates over the social and economic costs of imprisonment.
K1 Imprisonment
K1 Dose–response
K1 Recidivism
K1 Propensity score methodology
DO 10.1177/0011128716687290