American Economic Journal: Economic Policy · 2025 · Manudeep Bhuller、Laura Khoury、Katrine Vellesen Løken
中文摘要
理解矫正性判决是否以及在何种情况下会改善或加剧被告的心理健康状况，对刑事司法政策的设计具有重要意义。我们将挪威关于就诊医疗专业人员的详细数据与准实验设计相结合，以衡量矫正性判决对心理健康相关就诊的影响。我们的因果证据表明，以康复为导向的判决能够改善被告的心理健康状况。我们发现，这些效应具有持续性，且不太可能由医疗保健需求的变化所驱动。我们结合挪威矫正体系的康复导向，对这些发现进行解释。(JEL I12, I18, K42)
Abstract
Understanding whether and in what situations correctional sentencing improves or exacerbates defendants’ mental health conditions is important for the design of criminal justice policies. We combine detailed Norwegian data on visits to health care professionals with quasi-experimental designs to measure the impacts of correctional sentences on mental health-related visits. Our causal evidence shows that rehabilitation-oriented sentencing can improve defendants’ mental health conditions. We find that these effects are persistent and unlikely driven by shifts in health care demand. We interpret these findings in light of the rehabilitative focus of the Norwegian correctional system. (JEL I12, I18, K42)