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Dimensiuni psihosociale în recidiva minorilor delincvenţi

open access: yesSociologie Românească, 2010
From criminological point of view, the recidivism is closely related to its causes, representing one of the fundamental characteristics of the crime phenomenon in the contemporary society.
Mihai Ioan Micle   +2 more
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Perceptions of Counselling Psychologists and Legal Practitioners on the Importance of Involvement of Psychologists in Criminal Trials to Reduce Recidivism in Nigeria

open access: yesJurnal Ilmiah Bimbingan Konseling Undiksha
The persistent high rates of recidivism in Nigeria underscore the inadequacy of current criminal trial procedures. This study investigates the perceptions of counselling psychologists and legal practitioners in Oyo State, Nigeria, regarding the ...
Rabiu Oriyomi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Commission pathways for sexual offences against children: A novel methodological approach exposing distinct pathways as a function of offending history

open access: yesLegal and Criminological Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Using neural network analysis, we examined how specific dispositional and situational factors influence pathways for the commission of sexual offending against children. Use of non‐linear multifactorial models is still developing in psychological and criminological research, making this a unique contribution to these fields.
Kelly Jackson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning from multiple analogies: an Information Theoretic framework for predicting criminal recidivism [PDF]

open access: yes
If recidivism is defined as rearrest within a finite period following release from prison, then the kinds of outcomes typically available to researchers include: (i) whether or not the individual was rearrested within the follow-up period; (ii) how many ...
Bhati, Avinash
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Does Prison Substance Abuse Treatment Reduce Recidivism?Performance Audit Report Iowa Department of Corrections Licensed Substance Abuse Programs, May 25, 2007 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The Iowa Department of Corrections faces a growing prison population expected to quickly exceed current capacities. Additionally, nine out of every ten offenders have a history of alcohol or drug problems often both.

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Prison victimization and post‐release outcomes: A systematic review

open access: yesLegal and Criminological Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Evidence suggests that prisoners have more extensive victimization histories than non‐incarcerated people, which is linked to subsequent criminal behaviour. Additionally, violence and victimization are common in prisons and often underreported.
Caitlyn Rawers, Susan Lagdon
wiley   +1 more source

Recidivism as a risk factor in road crime: The importance of its consideration in re-education and reintegration programmes

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open
One of the social problems affecting the whole community is the consequences of traffic crashes. Most of them involve offending behavior, including criminal offences. Road safety offences are the most prevalent in Spain.
Elisa Giménez Fita   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The psychiatric fix

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article draws on four years of ethnographic fieldwork in Los Angeles’ (LA) jail mental health facility to describe the interrelated crises of rising numbers of people declared incompetent to stand trial and the recurrent failure of managing madness in jail.
Jeremy Levenson
wiley   +1 more source

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