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Results for recidivism (norway)
1 results foundAuthor: Skardhamar, Torbjørn Title: Life after prison: The relationship between employment and re-incarceration Summary: We explore the relationship between formal employment and recidivism using a dataset that follows every Norwegian resident released from prison in 2003 for several years. By the end of 2006, 27 percent are re-incarcerated. Using a Cox proportional hazard model that controls for a host of individual characteristics, we find that the hazard of re-incarceration is 63 percent lower for those getting employed compared to those not getting employed. While some of the moderating association between employment and re-incarceration is accounted for by observable individual characteristics, the substantially lower hazard for those getting employed indicates a possibility of a considerable benign effect of employment on recidivism. Our analysis thus provides further indication that provision of employment opportunities can facilitate the return to society after release from prison. Details: Oslo: Research Department, Statistics Norway, 2009. 25p. Source: Discussion Papers No. 597: Internet Resource: Accessed March 17, 2012 at http://www.ssb.no/publikasjoner/DP/pdf/dp597.pdf Year: 2009 Country: Norway URL: http://www.ssb.no/publikasjoner/DP/pdf/dp597.pdf Shelf Number: 124564 Keywords: Employment (Norway)Prisons (Norway)Recidivism (Norway) |