Incarceration Outcomes Research Articles

Drug Use and Shock Incarceration Outcome

ABSTRACT The Alabama boot camp, like many other programs, has specifically targeted offenders with a history of drug abuse. However, evidence has emerged that indicates there is no significant difference between the completion rate of drug users and non-users. Perhaps, the ability for drug users to complete the program lies within the Twelve Steps that are intertwined in the Alabama program.

Drug Use History and Shock Incarceration Outcome

The Alabama boot camp, like many other programs, have specifically targeted offenders with a history of drug abuse. However, evidence has emerged that indicates there is no significant difference between the completion rate of drug users and non-users. Perhaps the ability for drug users to complete the program lies within the Twelve steps that are intertwined in the Alabama program.

UNEMPLOYMENT AND PUNISHMENT: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT*

Evidence for a relationship between unemployment and imprisonment has been regarded as “elusive” and “conflicting.” Such conclusions have been based primarily on aggregate‐level data. Individual‐level data have provided only indirect evidence for this relationship. This research considers prosecution, incarceration, and length of incarceration outcomes for 1,970 criminal defendants arrested in 1982. Multivariate logit and OLS estimates show a significant, strong, and independent impact of unemployment on pretrial and postsentencing incarceration. The interaction of race and unemployment shows that the greatest likelihood of incarceration is for unemployed black defendants, especially those who are young males or charged with violent and public order crimes. Theoretical implications for the control and punishment of “dangerous classes” are discussed.