The effect of prison-based college education programs on recidivism: Propensity Score Matching approach

Ryang Hui Kim and David Clark

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2013, vol. 41, issue 3, 196-204

Abstract: Most prior research reports that prison-based college education reduces recidivism, but fails to address the potential problem of self-selection bias. The primary purpose of this study is to examine the true treatment effect of prison-based college education on recidivism.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.03.001

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