Effects of Prison Versus Probation in California, 1980-1982 (ICPSR 8700)
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Joan Petersilia, RAND Corporation;
Susan Turner, RAND Corporation;
Joyce Peterson, RAND Corporation
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08700.v1
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This study was divided into two phases. The first assessed the effects of different sanctions on separate criminal populations, focusing on probation as a sentencing alternative for felons. The second phase used a quasi-experimental design to address how imprisonment affects criminal behavior when criminals are released. Specific issues included: (a) the effect that imprisonment (vs. probation) and length of time served have on recidivism, (b) the amount of crime prevented by imprisoning offenders rather than placing them on probation, and (c) costs to the system for achieving that reduction in crime.
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The Statewide file covers convictions in the 17 largest counties in California. The Prisoner and Probationer files cover Los Angeles and Alameda counties.
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Convicted offenders in California.
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official records of the California Youth and Corrections Agency
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1988-01-06
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- Petersilia, Joan, Susan Turner, and Joyce Peterson. Effects of Prison Versus Probation in California, 1980-1982. ICPSR08700-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2001. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08700.v1
2006-01-18 File CB8700.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.
2001-10-22 The codebook for this study has been converted to Portable Document Format (PDF).
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