An Econometric Study On the Deterrent Impact of Probation

Iljoong Kim
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Iljoong Kim: Korea Economic Research Institute

Evaluation Review, 1994, vol. 18, issue 4, 389-410

Abstract: A drug offenders data set, recently collected in Florida, is used to estimate the impact of probation, vis-Ã -vis imprisonment, on recidivism. Because the sample period is characterized as "getting tough on drugs, " a possible connection between the drug policy and the deterrent impact of probation is explored. Econometrically, the main concern of this article is to correct not only the bias related to the selection process, but the bias resulting from interruption of the duration variable of those who have not returned to prison by the end of the survey. After employing methodologies to correct for these biases, there remains no evidence that probation per se has any significant impact on the duration of recidivism.

Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9401800402

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