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Cost-benefit analysis of reducing crime through electronic monitoring of parolees and probationers

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Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the benefits and costs of using electronic monitoring (EM) and home detention to reduce crime committed by parolees and probationers.Method Data from a national survey of state prison inmates was adjusted and used to estimate the number of crimes that would have been committed by all parolees and probationers over the course of one year in the absence of EM and home detention. The data were analyzed in combination with existing analyses of the effectiveness and costs of EM and home detention and the economic costs of crime to estimate the benefit-cost ratio of nationwide implementation of EM and home detention with all parolees and probationers.Results EM plus home detention could avert an estimated 781,383 crimes every year. The social value of the annual reduction in crime is $481.1 billion. Society would gain $12.70 for every dollar expended on the proposed intervention.Conclusion EM plus home detention could be an effective deterrent to crime and could have enormous social benefits, especially if it is applied early and saves what would otherwise be habitual offenders from a life of crime.

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  • Yeh, Stuart S., 2010. "Cost-benefit analysis of reducing crime through electronic monitoring of parolees and probationers," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 38(5), pages 1090-1096, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:38:y::i:5:p:1090-1096
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    1. Stuart S. Yeh, 2015. "The Electronic Monitoring Paradigm: A Proposal for Transforming Criminal Justice in the USA," Laws, MDPI, vol. 4(1), pages 1-22, January.
    2. Ionel Bostan, 2022. "Electronic Surveillance in Court Proceedings and in the Execution of Criminal Penalties: Legislative and Logistical Steps Regarding Operationalising the Electronic Monitoring Information System (EMIS)," Laws, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-25, July.
    3. Bouffard, Jeffrey A. & Bouffard, Leana A., 2011. "What works (or doesn't) in a DUI court? An example of expedited case processing," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 39(4), pages 320-328, July.

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