Mechanisms behind substance abuse and rugby. Lessons from a field experiment with incarcerated offenders

Cid, Alejandro; Castleton, Alexander

dc.rights.license	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.contributor.author	Cid, Alejandro
dc.contributor.author	Castleton, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-01T19:52:52Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-01T19:52:52Z
dc.date.issued	2012	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/1326
dc.description.abstract	There are a broad range of rehabilitation programs but results differ significantly among them, from positive to no-effect programs –and even to negative-effect programs. Hence, in order to guide policy, it is necessary to find out the features that should be present in programs for inmates to guarantee positive effects. We used a random assignment to evaluate an innovative rehabilitation program –rugby classes offered by players of the national team- for incarcerated offenders in an overcrowded prison in Uruguay. We find the program positively influences inmates’ behavior, lowering the consumption of drugs. Also, studying the mechanisms behind these findings, our results suggest that the program fosters healthier conduct and positive social attitudes. After studying the criminogenic attitudes addressed by this rugby program, we suggest lines for policy.	es
dc.format.extent	34 p.	es
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	es
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía	es
dc.relation.ispartof	Documentos de trabajo del Departamento de Economía; UM_CEE_2012_01	es
dc.rights	Abierto	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Prison	es
dc.subject	Rrehabilitation	es
dc.subject	Impact evaluation	es
dc.subject	Randomized experiment	es
dc.title	Mechanisms behind substance abuse and rugby. Lessons from a field experiment with incarcerated offenders	es
dc.type	Documento de trabajo	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Cid, Alejandro. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay	es
dc.type.version	Publicada	es