Relationship between prison length of stay and recidivism: a study using regression discontinuity and instrumental variables with multiple break points

In this study, we use both a regression discontinuity design and an instrumental variable identification strategy to examine the relationship between prison length of stay and recidivism among a large sample of federal offenders. We capitalize on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines structure to apply the...

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Authors: Rhodes, William (Author) ; Gaes, Gerald G. 1947- (Author) ; Kling, Ryan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 731-769
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Time served
Recidivism
Length of stay
Regression discontinuity
Instrumental variable
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