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The Effects of Sanction Intensity on Criminal Conduct - JDAI Helpdesk

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sampling error within each study al<strong>on</strong>e. This suggests that other unique characteristics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

each study, such as program and <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fender characteristics and study setting (all <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which<br />

could also be c<strong>on</strong>founded with each other), might explain the heterogeneity. Thus, the<br />

overall effects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ISP <strong>on</strong> recidivism compared to SAU may be moderated by some <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

these explanatory variables.<br />

Moderator analyses<br />

We focus <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>on</strong> arrests/c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>s and technical violati<strong>on</strong>s for the experimental<br />

sample in these analyses.<br />

We <strong>on</strong>ly have a maximum <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 9 quasi-experiments, so<br />

frequently have insufficient observati<strong>on</strong>s in each category <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the moderator variables to<br />

c<strong>on</strong>duct a meaningful analysis. We justify combining arrests and c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>s for the<br />

recidivism analysis because it substantially increases our sample size (seventeen RCTs<br />

reported <strong>on</strong>ly c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong> outcomes) and our main effects analysis showed that there was<br />

no difference in the effects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ISP <strong>on</strong> either arrests or c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>s. Furthermore, we did<br />

not observe significant heterogeneity across c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong> outcomes, so we have no reas<strong>on</strong><br />

to believe that the effect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ISP <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>s could be moderated by other factors that<br />

are not related to arrest outcomes. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> overall mean effect size and Q-statistic for the<br />

combined RCT arrest/c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong> studies were very similar to those for RCT arrests. 17<br />

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