Matching Treatment and Offender: North Carolina, 1980-1982 (ICPSR 8515)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
Mary Ellen Marsden; Thomas Orsagh

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08515.v1

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Summary

These data were gathered in order to evaluate the implications of rational choice theory for offender rehabilitation. The hypothesis of the research was that income-enhancing prison rehabilitation programs are most effective for the economically motivated offender. The offender was characterized by demographic and socio-economic characteristics, criminal history and behavior, and work activities during incarceration. Information was also collected on type of release and post-release recidivistic and labor market measures. Recividism was measured by arrests, convictions, and reincarcerations, length of time until first arrest after release, and seriousness of offense leading to reincarceration.

Citation

Marsden, Mary Ellen, and Orsagh, Thomas. Matching Treatment and Offender:  North Carolina, 1980-1982. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08515.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (81-IJ-CX-0061)

Subject Terms

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Time Period(s)

1980 -- 1982

Date of Collection

1981 -- 1983
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Sample

Males who had been in prison at least six months, who had not been out of prison for significant periods of time during their recent incarcerations, and who had been released in North Carolina.

Universe

Male inmates released from the North Carolina Prison System during the first six months of 1980.

Data Source

official prison records, official law enforcement records, and official North Carolina Employment Security Commission records

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Original Release Date

1986-08-18

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Marsden, Mary Ellen, and Thomas Orsagh. MATCHING TREATMENT AND OFFENDER: NORTH CAROLINA, 1980-1982. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, Dept. of Economics [producer], 1983. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08515.v1
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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.