Prison Rehabilitation Programs and Recidivism
利用监狱项目可得性的差异，研究发现改造项目能降低再入狱率，但被未来社区刑罚的增加所抵消；针对暴力、教育和就业的项目效果显著，而戒毒类项目则无显著影响。
<h3>Abstract</h3> Increasing evidence suggests that incarceration can improve the social reintegration of inmates in some circumstances. Yet, the mechanisms through which incarceration may favor rehabilitation remain unknown. This paper exploits variations in program availability to estimate their effects. We find that programs decrease reincarceration. However, this is mitigated by an increase in future community sentences, usually associated with milder offenses. Programs addressing violence issues, education and employment exhibit strong effects. Those focusing on addiction and other program types are not found to affect recidivism. These results suggest that specific programs can explain the beneficial effects of incarceration found in the literature.