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Relationships Between Crime Rates and Incarceration Rates: Further Analysis

William J. McGuire

Department of Economics, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Richard G. Sheehan

Department of Economics, James Madison University

This paper presents an analysis of the relationships between aggregate crime rates and incarceration rates, with the intent of providing insights into the determinant relations between the series. A conceptual model specified in terms of primary path relations and feedback effects is first presented. This model is subsequently used as the basis for empirical investigations which draw on data for the period 1960-79. A statistical technique (Granger-Sims test) which is capable of explicitly allowing for the time-related interdependencies within and between the series is used. The re sults of estimation strongly suggest a positive relation for crime rates to incarcera tion rates and a negative relation for incarceration rates to crime rates. The public policy implications of these results are discussed, particularly with respect to Nagel's prison moratorium proposal.

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 20, No. 1, 73-85 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/002242788302000106
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