The Effect of State Policies on Recidivism Rates
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- Author:
- Wahi, Kynaa
- Area of Honors:
- Criminology
- Degree:
- Bachelor of Science
- Document Type:
- Thesis
- Thesis Supervisors:
- Karly Sarita Ford, Thesis Supervisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor - Keywords:
- Recidivism
Education
Homelessness
unemployment - Abstract:
- The goal of this study is to examine the relationship between homelessness, unemployment, and post-secondary education on recidivism rates across states. Data was gathered from secondary datasets to put together descriptive and regression analyses. These analyses were used to see if there was statistical significance. Although this analysis has limitations due to variables measuring against different populations, there are still useful findings. My regression analyses resulted in the significance of post-secondary education and significance of homelessness with Oregon included in both 2008 and 2019. There was insignificance for unemployment and homelessness without Oregon in both 2008 and 2019. These findings indicate that education has the strongest effect on reducing recidivism. This research suggests that an analysis is done only using prison populations for more accuracy.
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