Effectiveness Of Recidivism
Effectiveness of Recidivism
Recidivism refers to a person's relapse into criminal behavior, often after receiving sanctions or undergoing intervention for a previous crime. This term applies equally to both adults and juvenile offenders. Nearly 650,000 people are released from the nation’s prisons every year, and about nine million more are released from jails. Two-thirds of those who come out of prison are rearrested within three years of release (Dory, 2009).
Numerous studies have been conducted in an attempt to determine what factors cause repeat offenders. No one study has been 100% conclusive, but it seems that there are a myriad of reasons given for recidivism. One also has to evaluate the affects …show more content…
It has been proposed that the fault can not weigh solely on the current programs available, because this takes away the responsibility of the offender to not perform additional crimes. One of the factors that must be examined is the circumstances of the offender prior to incarceration. Some have no jobs, no homes, minimal skills and many have mental health issues and drug addictions. Other issues affecting the chances of reoffending include the length of incarceration, prior criminal history and gang association (LaVigne, Davies, Palmer, & Halberstadt, 2008). Juveniles have slightly different risk factors. The chances of a juvenile being a reoffender become higher depending on race, environment (rural vs. urban), and whether the offender lived in a single parent home, specifically, a single mother (Kalist & Lee, 2009) If these issues are not dealt with during incarceration, how can they be expected to not continue to be issues upon …show more content…
An inmate has to be willing to participate or the chances for success are minimal. The failure or success of these programs do not lay solely with the offender. The community as a whole has to be willing to change as well. There is a stigma attached to an inmate, that they are not as good as those without a criminal history and that they are just “bad” people. With this mind set, how can a reformed inmate expect to become a productive member of society. But given the research done to date, these programs can be expected to greatly reduce the frequency of reoffending. And as more research is conducted, inmate advocacy groups will begin to have more insight into what is needed to best assist inmates, both incarcerated and released. As more offenders take part in these programs, changes will occur in numerous sectors. Crime rates will fall exponentially, incarcerations will fall and the prison and jails will begin to empty out (causing a decrease in the amount of funds needed to sustain them). As more released inmates successfully reenter the community and become productive citizens, the economy will
Recidivism refers to a person's relapse into criminal behavior, often after receiving sanctions or undergoing intervention for a previous crime. This term applies equally to both adults and juvenile offenders. Nearly 650,000 people are released from the nation’s prisons every year, and about nine million more are released from jails. Two-thirds of those who come out of prison are rearrested within three years of release (Dory, 2009).
Numerous studies have been conducted in an attempt to determine what factors cause repeat offenders. No one study has been 100% conclusive, but it seems that there are a myriad of reasons given for recidivism. One also has to evaluate the affects …show more content…
It has been proposed that the fault can not weigh solely on the current programs available, because this takes away the responsibility of the offender to not perform additional crimes. One of the factors that must be examined is the circumstances of the offender prior to incarceration. Some have no jobs, no homes, minimal skills and many have mental health issues and drug addictions. Other issues affecting the chances of reoffending include the length of incarceration, prior criminal history and gang association (LaVigne, Davies, Palmer, & Halberstadt, 2008). Juveniles have slightly different risk factors. The chances of a juvenile being a reoffender become higher depending on race, environment (rural vs. urban), and whether the offender lived in a single parent home, specifically, a single mother (Kalist & Lee, 2009) If these issues are not dealt with during incarceration, how can they be expected to not continue to be issues upon …show more content…
An inmate has to be willing to participate or the chances for success are minimal. The failure or success of these programs do not lay solely with the offender. The community as a whole has to be willing to change as well. There is a stigma attached to an inmate, that they are not as good as those without a criminal history and that they are just “bad” people. With this mind set, how can a reformed inmate expect to become a productive member of society. But given the research done to date, these programs can be expected to greatly reduce the frequency of reoffending. And as more research is conducted, inmate advocacy groups will begin to have more insight into what is needed to best assist inmates, both incarcerated and released. As more offenders take part in these programs, changes will occur in numerous sectors. Crime rates will fall exponentially, incarcerations will fall and the prison and jails will begin to empty out (causing a decrease in the amount of funds needed to sustain them). As more released inmates successfully reenter the community and become productive citizens, the economy will