The Individual-Level Deterrent Effect of “Call-In” Meetings on Time to Re-Arrest
Focused on deterrence popular model to address community-level violence, however little research has examined the individual-level effect of deterrent messaging on subsequent offending. To answer this question, we utilize data on 254 gang- and group-involved probationers and parolees who attended of...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2020
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Crime & delinquency
Year: 2020, Volume: 66, Issue: 11, Pages: 1630-1651 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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Summary: | Focused on deterrence popular model to address community-level violence, however little research has examined the individual-level effect of deterrent messaging on subsequent offending. To answer this question, we utilize data on 254 gang- and group-involved probationers and parolees who attended offender “call-in” meetings as part of the Detroit Ceasefire. We employ inverse-probability weighting to construct a counterfactual comparison group from a sample of gang-involved young adults who were not subject to the Ceasefire call-in. We then use a Cox regression to estimate time to re-arrest. We find that individuals who were delivered a deterrent message at a call-in meeting had a longer time to re-arrest compared to a weighted comparison group for up to 3 years following the meeting. |
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ISSN: | 1552-387X |
DOI: | 10.1177/0011128719885869 |