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Hanging Out with the Usual Suspects: Neighborhood Peer Effects and Recidivism

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  • Stephen B. Billings
  • Kevin T. Schnepel

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Social interactions within neighborhoods, schools, and detention facilities are important determinants of criminal behavior. However, little is known about the degree to which neighborhood peers affect successful community reentry following incarceration. We measure the influence of social networks on recidivism by exploiting the fact that neighborhood peers may be locked up when a prisoner returns home. Using detailed arrest and incarceration data that include residential addresses for offenders, we find consistent and robust evidence that a former inmate is less likely to reoffend if more of their peers are held captive while they reintegrate into society.

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  • Stephen B. Billings & Kevin T. Schnepel, 2022. "Hanging Out with the Usual Suspects: Neighborhood Peer Effects and Recidivism," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 57(5), pages 1758-1788.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:57:y:2022:i:5:p:1758-1788
    Note: DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.1.0819-10353R2
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    JEL classification:

    • C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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