Assessing the Celerity of Arrest on 3-Year Recidivism Patterns in a Sample of Criminal Defendants

Haley R. Zettler, Robert G. Morris, Alex R. Piquero and Stephanie M. Cardwell

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2015, vol. 43, issue 5, 428-436

Abstract: In an effort to build on celerity research, we use longitudinal data to examine whether celerity, as measured by the amount of time from the commission of an offense to the time of arrest, impacts the likelihood for recidivism.

Keywords: Deterrence; Celerity; Recidivism; Punishment; Arrest (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.05.003

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