Assessing the Impact of First-Time Imprisonment on Offenders’ Subsequent Criminal Career Development: A Matched Samples Comparison

Using data from the Netherlands-based Criminal Career and Life-course Study the effect of first-time imprisonment between age 18–38 on the conviction rates in the 3 years immediately following the year of the imprisonment was examined. Unadjusted comparisons of those imprisoned and those not impriso...

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Main Author: Nieuwbeerta, Paul (Author)
Contributors: Nagin, Daniel S. ; Blokland, Arjan A. J.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2009, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 227-257
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Criminal Careers
Deterrence
Developmental Trajectory
Imprisonment
Propensity scores