An Experimental Evaluation of a Comprehensive Employment-Oriented Prisoner Re-entry Program

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 355-382

  Cook, Philip J ^a,b   Kang, Songman ^c   Braga, Anthony A ^d   Ludwig, Jens ^b,e   O’Brien, Mallory E ^f  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Experiment; Gang; Prisoners; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940436677     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-014-9242-5     Document Type: Article

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