The impact of residential change and housing stability on recidivism: pilot results from the Maryland Opportunities through Vouchers Experiment (MOVE)

This article provides a description and preliminary assessment of the Maryland Opportunities through Vouchers Experiment (MOVE), a randomized housing mobility program for former prisoners designed to test whether residential relocation far away from former neighborhoods, incentivized through the pro...

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Authors: Kirk, David S. (Author) ; Hyatt, Jordan M. (Author) ; Barnes, Geoffrey Carroll (Author) ; Kearley, Brook W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-226
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Keywords:
Housing
Residential change
Recidivism
Rearrest
Imprisonment
Harm reduction
Neighborhoods
Randomized controlled trial
Collateral consequences of incarceration
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Summary:This article provides a description and preliminary assessment of the Maryland Opportunities through Vouchers Experiment (MOVE), a randomized housing mobility program for former prisoners designed to test whether residential relocation far away from former neighborhoods, incentivized through the provision of a housing subsidy, can yield reductions in recidivism.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-017-9317-z