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Reducing criminal recidivism in Alaska: The Set Free Model
Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2023 Crime associated with problematic substance use remains a defining characteristic in the United States criminal justice system. In Alaska, a perennial leader in US criminal recidivism rates, thousands of formerly incarcerated individuals continue to ...
Ryan Ray, Alli Madison
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On (Measuring) Recidivism, Penal Populism and the Future of Recidivism Research: Neuropenology
Godišnjak Akademije pravnih znanosti Hrvatske, 2023 It is common criminological knowledge that recidivism – relapse into criminal behaviour – is a major predictor of future criminal behaviour, one could say a ‘hard-core’ criminogenic factor, esp. when displayed at a young age. Yet, despite its prominence and importance in both criminology and the discipline and practice of criminal law, there is an ...
Getoš Kalac, Anna-Maria, Feuerbach, Lea
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang +3 more
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Drug Courts' Effects on Criminal Offending for Juveniles and Adults
Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2012 This Campbell systematic review assesses the effectiveness of drug courts in reducing criminal or drug‐use behaviour recidivism. The review summarises findings from 154 studies, all of which report evidence from adult drug courts, drunk driving (DWI ...
Ojmarrh Mitchell +3 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study draws on life event data on housed former prisoners from the nationwide indefinite life panel, Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, spanning more than two decades. This study investigates, using panel data methods, if social connectedness mediates the association between incarceration and unstable ...
Christopher L. Ambrey, Renee Zahnow
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Decision Theory and Proof Standards for Future Crimes: Possible Uses and Open Questions
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT What should be the proof standard for applying preventive criminal sanctions based on an establishment of risk of reoffending? This is an open question in legal systems around the world. Various authors suggest that we can answer it by using decision theory. This approach conceptualises the proof standard as a probabilistic threshold. A person
Hylke Jellema, Johannes Bijlsma
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The imposition of preventive sanctions on offenders—ranging from preventive detention to community supervision—generally requires that the offender is held to be “dangerous”: a legal “dangerousness criterion” must be met. This article shows that in Dutch criminal law, these dangerousness criteria are vague. They fail to define, or define in an
Max de Vries
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Recidivism rates of female offenders discharged from forensic psychiatric treatment
Frontiers in PsychiatryObjectiveRecidivism rates comprise an essential component in comprehensive risk assessment and should reflect the specific reference group of the individual being assessed.
Juliane Mayer +7 more
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The Effectiveness of Service Integration: Studying the Crossover Youth Practice Model
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Crossover youth are defined as those who have been involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Prior studies indicate that crossover youth have higher rates of reoffending than delinquent youth without a history of child welfare involvement.
Hui Huang
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Effect of treatment on sex offenders' recidivism: a meta-analysis
Anales de Psicologia, 2017 This meta-analysis has the aim of measuringthe effect of treatment on sex offenders. After a systematic review of the recent literature, seventeen studies were selected, containing a total sample of 6,681 sex offenders. The rates of sexual recidivism (13.
Virginia Soldino +1 more
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