Topic
Recidivism
609 published works
Criminal
“‘Something Works’ in U.S. Jails: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new empirical paper, recently published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, authored by Marcella Alsan, Arkey Barnett, Peter Hull…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Indian Country Supervision"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Jacob Schuman now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: In 2023, the Department of Justice…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Does the United States Have High Recidivism Rates? New Data Raise Questions About Prevailing Beliefs"
The title of this post is the title of this essay authored by Barry Latzer available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: A recent report on reincarceration by the Council…
Sentencing Law and Policy
CCJ updates short reports on the impact of the First Step Act on recidivism and time served
The First Step Act (FSA), which was signed into federal law on December 21, 2018, by then-Prez Donald Trump, celebrates its sixth birthday tomorrow. Well-timed for a well-justified celebration, the Council…
Criminal
CCJ updates short reports on the impact of the First Step Act on recidivism and time served
The First Step Act (FSA), which was signed into federal law on December 21, 2018, by then-Prez Donald Trump, celebrates its sixth birthday tomorrow. Well-timed for a well-justified celebration, the Council…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Impact of <em>United States v. Erlinger</em> on State Recidivist Sentencing Laws"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new essay authored by Chad Flanders just posted to SSRN. Here is its abstract: In Erlinger v. United States,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Truth in Sentencing, Incentives and Recidivism"
The title of this post is the title of this notable recent empirical paper authored by David Macdonald available via SSRN. (Hat tip to this recent episode of the podcast…
Criminal
“Truth in Sentencing, Incentives and Recidivism”
The title of this post is the title of this notable recent empirical paper authored by David Macdonald available via SSRN. (Hat tip to this recent episode of the podcast…
Criminal
Intriguing criminal justice reform talk from across the pond from new UK prime minister
Realizing that, conincidently on US Independence Day, the Brisish elected a new Partiment and Prime Minister, I was epsecially intrigued by this new BBC article headlined "We have too many…
Criminal
Interesting 6-3 split in ruling for feds in reach of ACCA covering state drug convictions
Regular readers know the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) is a messy statute that has divided the Supreme Court for decades regarding how to categorize various prior convictions as possible…