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Effectiveness of Prisoner Reentry Services as Crime Control for Inmates Released in New York, 2000-2005

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Principal Investigator(s): McDonald, Douglas; Dyous, Christina; Carlson, Kenneth

Summary: The Fortune Society, a private not-for-profit organization located in New York City, provides a variety of services that are intended to support former prisoners in becoming stable and productive members of society. The purpose of this evaluation was to explore the extent to which receiving supportive services at the Fortune Society improved clients' prospects for law abiding behavior. More specifically, this study examined the extent to which receipt of these services reduced recidivism an... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27841.v1

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