dc.contributor.author | Skarðhamar, Torbjørn | |
dc.contributor.author | Telle, Kjetil | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-11-17T12:15:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-11-17T12:15:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0809-733X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/180035 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Financial support from the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police is gratefully acknowledged. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Statistics Norway, Research Department | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Discussion Papers;597 | |
dc.subject | Prison | en_US |
dc.subject | Recidivism | en_US |
dc.subject | Employment | en_US |
dc.subject | Fengsel | en_US |
dc.subject | Tilbakefall | en_US |
dc.subject | Sysselsetting | en_US |
dc.subject | JEL classification: J19 | en_US |
dc.subject | JEL classification: K49 | en_US |
dc.title | Life after prison : the relationship between employment and re-incarceration | en_US |
dc.type | Working paper | en_US |