TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Entorf, Horst
        TI  - Crime and the Labour Market: Evidence from a Survey of Inmates
        PY  - 2009/Jan/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3976
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3976
        AB  - In this paper data from a survey of 1,771 inmates conducted in 31 German prisons provide microeconometric evidence on the relationship between individual anticipated labour market opportunities and the perceived probability of future recidivism. Results show that inmates with poor labour market prospects expect a significantly higher rate of future recidivism. Having a closer look at subgroups of prisoners reveals that drug and alcohol addiction cause adverse effects. Thus, improving prisoner health care by installing effective anti-drug programmes would be one of the most effective measures against crime.
        KW  - recidivism
KW  - inmates survey
KW  - illicit drug use
KW  - job opportunities
        ER  -