A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Public Assistance on Prisoner Recidivism

Luallen, Jeremy; Edgerton, Jared; Rabideau, Deirdre

doi:10.1007/s10940-017-9353-x

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A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Public Assistance on Prisoner Recidivism

Luallen, Jeremy, Edgerton, Jared, Rabideau, Deirdre·2018·Journal of Quantitative Criminology

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Authors: Luallen, J., Edgerton, J., & Rabideau, D.
Corresponding author: Luallen, Jeremy
ORCID: Edgerton, Jared
Venue: Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2017-05-12
Volume: 34
Issue: 3
Pages: 741-773
ISSN: 0748-4518 (ISSN-L)
1573-7799
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-017-9353-x
OpenAlex: W2612347559
Cited by: 26
References: 50
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1
FWCI: 2.80
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations: Journal of Quantitative Criminology (publishedVersion)
Funders: Bureau of Justice Statistics (2010-BJ-CX-K067)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords: social assistance, welfare benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, drug offenders, prison population, regression discontinuity design, survival analysis

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