A natural experiment of the consequences of concentrating former prisoners in the same neighborhoods

Journal article

More than 600,000 prisoners are released from incarceration each year in the United States, and most end up residing in metropolitan areas, clustered within a select few neighborhoods. Likely consequences of this concentration of returning prisoners include higher rates of subsequent crime and recidivism. In fact, one-half of released prisoners return to prison within only 3 y of release. The routine exposure to criminogenic influences and criminal opportunities portends a bleak future for in...

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Authors: Kirk, D

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: National Academy of Sciences Publisher's website
• Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal website
• Volume: 112
• Issue: 22
• Pages: 6943-6948
• Publication date: 2015-05-14
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1501987112
• EISSN: 1091-6490
• ISSN: 0027-8424
• Language: English
• Keywords: prisoners; Hurricane Katrina; natural experiment; recidivism; neighborhood effects