TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Research note: Recidivism after a short or longer period in detention
JO  - Tijdschrift voor Criminologie
A1  - Wermink, Hilde
A1  - Ramakers, Anke
A1  - Nieuwbeerta, Paul
A1  - Keijser, Jan
A1  - Dirkzwager, Anja
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VL  - 59
IS  - 1-2
N2  - This paper examines the relationship between imprisonment and recidivism. The data comes from a unique longitudinal and nationwide study of Dutch male prisoners, serving an average of 4.1 months of confinement (N = 1.467). Ideally an experimental design would be the influence of different sentence lengths on recidivism. In order to approximate such a design using observational data, we adopt a propensity score methodology for controlling bias in the dose-response relationship. Using a six-month follow-up, we do not find significant differences in post-release recidivism between men who spent shorter or longer periods of time in confinement. We discuss the pros and cons of the methodology as well as potential implications of the findings.     Keywords	imprisonment, dose-response relationship, recidivism, propensity score methodology<p />  <p>Language: nl</p>
LA  - nl
SN  - 0165-182X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -