00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.844590 CaOODSP 20231208112904 cr ||||||||||| 170927s2017 onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- PS83-3/389E-PDF Rubenfeld, Sara, 1980- The relationship between length of incarceration and recidivism [electronic resource] / Sara Rubenfeld & Mari C. Shanahan Somerville, Correctional Service Canada. Ottawa : Correctional Service of Canada, 2017. vi, 32 p. Research report ; no. R-389 Issued also in French under title: Lien entre la durée de l’incarcération et la récidive. "June 2017." Includes bibliographical references. "There is considerable debate in the literature regarding the link between sentence length and recidivism. Consistent with a specific deterrence perspective, some research findings support the perspective that longer sentences will deter future re-offending. In contrast, others have found either no link or criminogenic effects, whereby longer sentences result in more re-offending. Data collected by Correctional Service Canada offer a unique opportunity to systematically explore the relationship between sentence length and recidivism using data from a Canadian federal penitentiary context. This study examined recidivism occurring both before and after warrant expiry"--Executive summary, p. iii. gccst Imprisonment gccst Inmates gccst Crime Shanahan Somerville, Mari C. Correctional Service Canada. Research Branch. Lien entre la durée de l’incarcération et la récidive (CaOODSP)9.844591 Research report (Correctional Service Canada. Research Branch) no. R-389 (CaOODSP)9.506063 PDF 481 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/scc-csc/PS83-3-389-eng.pdf