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

Stephen B. Billings and Kevin T. Schnepel
Published online before print October 12, 2020, 0819-10353R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0819-10353R2
Stephen B. Billings
Stephen B. Billings is a professor of real estate at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder. Kevin T. Schnepel () is a professor of economics at Simon Fraser University.
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Kevin T. Schnepel
Stephen B. Billings is a professor of real estate at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder. Kevin T. Schnepel () is a professor of economics at Simon Fraser University.
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Abstract

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 re-entry following incarceration. This paper measures 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 includes residential addresses for offenders, we find consistent and robust evidence that a former inmate is less likely to reoffend if more of his peers are held captive while he reintegrates into society.

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  • K42
  • Z13

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Stephen B. Billings, Kevin T. Schnepel
Journal of Human Resources Oct 2020, 0819-10353R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.1.0819-10353R2

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Stephen B. Billings, Kevin T. Schnepel
Journal of Human Resources Oct 2020, 0819-10353R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.1.0819-10353R2
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