There has been a longstanding debate over the effectiveness of correctional institutions. Some argue that incarceration deters offenders while others argue that the experience of being incarcerated causes individuals to continue in their life…
Contents
CHAPTER I. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Posttest-Only Designs
Research on how Incarceration Affects Adults
Research on how Incarceration Affects Juveniles
Alternate Explanations for Findings
The Use of Official Data
Pretest-Posttest Designs on Juveniles
Alternate Explanations for Findings
The Use of Official Data
Conclusions from Specific Deterrence Research
Addressing Problems of Past Research
Use of a Pretest-Posttest Design with Two Pretests and Two Posttests
The Use of Self Reports of Delinquency
CHAPTER II. DATA AND METHODS
Variables of Interest
Statistical Model
Sample Characteristics
Comparability of Samples
Problems of Attrition
CHAPTER III. RESULTS
Frequency of Crimes Committed
Prevalence of Criminal Activity
Prevalence of Arrest
Overall Conclusions
CHAPTER IV. DISCUSSION
Explaining the Drop in Drug Offending
Relevant Threats to Validity
Contributions to the Larger Empirical Debate
Policy Implications
CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX
REFERENCES
Author: Giguere, Rachelle Marie
Source: University of Maryland
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