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META-ANALYSIS |
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Benefit-Cost Summary Statistics Per Participant | ||||||
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Benefits to: | ||||||
Taxpayers | $4,469 | Benefits minus costs | $12,690 | |||
Participants | $0 | Benefit to cost ratio | $7.61 | |||
Others | $8,866 | Chance the program will produce | ||||
Indirect | $1,275 | benefits greater than the costs | 70% | |||
Total benefits | $14,609 | |||||
Net program cost | ($1,919) | |||||
Benefits minus cost | $12,690 | |||||
Meta-Analysis of Program Effects | ||||||||||||
Outcomes measured | Treatment age | No. of effect sizes | Treatment N | Adjusted effect sizes(ES) and standard errors(SE) used in the benefit - cost analysis | Unadjusted effect size (random effects model) | |||||||
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First time ES is estimated | Second time ES is estimated | |||||||||||
ES | SE | Age | ES | SE | Age | ES | p-value | |||||
Crime Any criminal conviction according to court records, sometimes measured through charges, arrests, incarceration, or self-report. |
30 | 1 | 59 | -0.151 | 0.226 | 32 | -0.151 | 0.226 | 42 | -0.151 | 0.504 |
Detailed Monetary Benefit Estimates Per Participant | ||||||
Affected outcome: | Resulting benefits:1 | Benefits accrue to: | ||||
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Taxpayers | Participants | Others2 | Indirect3 | Total |
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Crime | Criminal justice system | $4,469 | $0 | $8,866 | $2,234 | $15,569 |
Program cost | Adjustment for deadweight cost of program | $0 | $0 | $0 | ($960) | ($960) |
Totals | $4,469 | $0 | $8,866 | $1,275 | $14,609 | |
Detailed Annual Cost Estimates Per Participant | ||||
Annual cost | Year dollars | Summary | ||
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Program costs | $1,319 | 2004 | Present value of net program costs (in 2022 dollars) | ($1,919) |
Comparison costs | $0 | 2004 | Cost range (+ or -) | 10% |
Benefits Minus Costs |
Benefits by Perspective |
Taxpayer Benefits by Source of Value |
Benefits Minus Costs Over Time (Cumulative Discounted Dollars) |
The graph above illustrates the estimated cumulative net benefits per-participant for the first fifty years beyond the initial investment in the program. We present these cash flows in discounted dollars. If the dollars are negative (bars below $0 line), the cumulative benefits do not outweigh the cost of the program up to that point in time. The program breaks even when the dollars reach $0. At this point, the total benefits to participants, taxpayers, and others, are equal to the cost of the program. If the dollars are above $0, the benefits of the program exceed the initial investment. |
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