ERIC Number: ED672015
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 49
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Job Training Programs as Crime Deterrents? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT. EdWorkingPaper No. 22-543
Shamena Anwar; Matthew Baird; John Engberg; Rosanna Smart
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
The primary goal of job training programs is to improve employment and earning outcomes of participants. However, effective job training programs may have potential secondary benefits, including in the form of reduced arrests. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of a job training program in New Orleans that was implemented using a randomized controlled trial design. We find that among those who had a prior criminal record, those assigned to the treatment group were two-fifths as likely to get arrested as those assigned to the control group at any time point after randomization. We explore several potential mechanisms for why this effect occurs and find suggestive evidence that the training program's impact on wages, as well as peer effects from other trainees, can partially explain this effect.
Descriptors: Job Training, Career Academies, Criminals, Recidivism, Crime Prevention, Salary Wage Differentials, Peer Influence, Human Capital, Low Income Groups, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Behavior Change
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Labor (DOL)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans)
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