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Benefit-Cost Summary Statistics Per Participant | ||||||
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Benefits to: | ||||||
Taxpayers | $5,889 | Benefits minus costs | $16,665 | |||
Participants | $0 | Benefit to cost ratio | $5.56 | |||
Others | $13,312 | Chance the program will produce | ||||
Indirect | $1,118 | benefits greater than the costs | 95% | |||
Total benefits | $20,319 | |||||
Net program cost | ($3,653) | |||||
Benefits minus cost | $16,665 | |||||
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. |
36 | 6 | 1424 | -0.168 | 0.075 | 38 | -0.168 | 0.075 | 48 | -0.223 | 0.001 | |
Psychiatric symptoms^ Mental health symptoms (such as symptoms of psychosis) in individuals with serious mental illness, measured on a validated scale. |
36 | 2 | 211 | -0.316 | 0.330 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | -0.309 | 0.359 |
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 | $5,889 | $0 | $13,312 | $2,944 | $22,145 |
Program cost | Adjustment for deadweight cost of program | $0 | $0 | $0 | ($1,827) | ($1,827) |
Totals | $5,889 | $0 | $13,312 | $1,118 | $20,319 | |
Detailed Annual Cost Estimates Per Participant | ||||
Annual cost | Year dollars | Summary | ||
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Program costs | $2,656 | 2006 | Present value of net program costs (in 2022 dollars) | ($3,653) |
Comparison costs | $0 | 2006 | 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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