Citation

Berk RA, Lenihan KJ, Rossi PH. Am. Sociol. Rev. 1980; 45(5): 766-786.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, American Sociological Association)

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Abstract

Building on perspectives from sociology, criminology, and economics, this article reports findings from a randomized experiment undertaken with over 2,000 ex-offenders in the states of Texas and Georgia in which unemployment benefits were extended to individuals immediately upon release from prison. The analysis focuses on the endogenous relationships (over a one-year follow-up period) between these "transfer payments," unemployment, arrests for property and nonproperty crimes, and the resulting time spent in jail or prison. By and large, the hypotheses derived from a priori theory are supported by the data. (abstract Adapted from Source: American Sociological Review, 1980. Copyright © 1980 by the American Sociological Association)

Ex-Offender
Texas
Crime Causes
Poverty
Socioeconomic Factors
Unemployment Factors
Employment Factors
Adult Crime
Adult Offender
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