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

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  • Kim, Ryang Hui
  • Clark, David

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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.

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  • Kim, Ryang Hui & Clark, David, 2013. "The effect of prison-based college education programs on recidivism: Propensity Score Matching approach," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 41(3), pages 196-204.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:41:y:2013:i:3:p:196-204
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.03.001
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    1. Dorien Brosens & Liesbeth De Donder & Sarah Dury & Dominique Verté, 2015. "Building a Research Partnership in a Prison Context: From Collaboration to Co-Construction," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 20(3), pages 79-93, August.
    2. Brandon R Davis, 2023. "State Incarceration Policy in the U.S. Federal System: Assessing Recent Approaches to Reducing Incarceration Rates," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 53(3), pages 484-510.
    3. Walk, Dror & Haviv, Noam & Hasisi, Badi & Weisburd, David, 2021. "The role of employment as a mediator in correctional education's impact on recidivism: A quasi-experimental study of multiple programs," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).

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