Departmental Papers (SPP)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
January 2004
Start Page
139
Last Page
160
Abstract
This paper examines the incidence of and interrelationships between shelter use and reincarceration among a cohort of 48,424 persons who were released from New York State prisons to New York City in 1995-1998. Results show that, within two years of release, 11.4% of the study group was again imprisoned. Using survival analysis methods, time since prison release and history of residential instability were the most salient risk factors related to shelter use, and shelter use increased the risk of subsequent reincarcerations.
Keywords
Homelessness, criminal justice, prisoner reentry
Recommended Citation
Metraux, S., & Culhane, D. P. (2004). Homeless Shelter Use and Reincarceration Following Prison Release. 139-160. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/116
Date Posted: 22 April 2008
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Reprinted from Criminology and Public Policy, Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2004, pages 139–160.
Publisher URL: 10.1111/j.1745-9133.2004.tb00031.x