Locked up and locked out?: the impact of imprisonment on labour market attachment

This article investigates what effects a first prison sentence has on labour market inclusion, both by comparing those sentenced to prison to the population as a whole, and by comparing groups of convicted offenders. We utilize longitudinal data on criminal sanctions and earnings available for two c...

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Authors: Bäckman, Olof (Author) ; Estrada, Felipe (Author) ; Nilsson, Anders (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 58, Issue: 5, Pages: 1044-1065
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Incarceration
Employment
Propensity score matching
Life-chances