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Criminal recidivism after prison and electronic monitoring [PDF]
, 2009 We study the re-arrest rates for two groups: individuals formerly in prison and individuals formerly under electronic monitoring (EM). We find that the recidivism rate of former prisoners is 22% while that for those ‘treated’ with electronic monitoring ...
Di Tella, Rafael, Schargrodsky, Ernesto
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Sexual Offending, 2020 The current study examined the relationship between mental illness and recidivism in a sample of 409 men adjudicated for sexual offences who scored higher than average on an established risk assessment tool (Static-99R).
Charlotte A. Aelick +2 more
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Determinants of case outcomes in Rwanda's postgenocide gacaca courts
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Transitional justice trials have become a central mechanism for addressing mass violence and human rights violations, yet little is known about the determinants of case outcomes within these courts—particularly in domestic contexts. This study examines Rwanda's gacaca courts, a localized transitional justice system that tried people suspected ...
Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira +2 more
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The role of criminal cognitions and personality traits in non-violent recidivism: Empirical investigation within a prison sample [PDF]
, 2013 The observation that many offenders re-engage in crime following their initial incarceration, and the effect this crime has on the prison system and society in general, has lead criminologists to investigate the factors that are associated with re ...
Daniel Boduszek +5 more
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract To mitigate the consequences of school punishment, we must move from documenting the school‐to‐prison pipeline (STPP) toward understanding how punishment increases criminal legal system involvement. Beyond impacting academic performance, punishment may encourage disengagement from school, teachers, and peers; delinquency; and secondary ...
Stephanie Ann Wiley +2 more
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Collateral labor: Male partner reentry and women's economic lives
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Reentry scholarship frequently assumes that a partner's return stabilizes households and eases the burdens women absorbed during incarceration, yet the economic consequences of reentry for female partners remain empirically understudied. We conceptualize reentry as an economic reconfiguration that may operate as reprieve, disruption, or both ...
Holly Nguyen +2 more
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, 2009 This investigation explores the relationship of sentence management and recidivism. Data were manually gathered on a sample of more than 200 prisoners released from two facilities in Scotland.
Raeside, Robert, Hancock, Philip G.
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Critical Education, 2018 This essay examines contemporary discourse alongside increased public interest regarding the provision, purposes, and outcomes of higher education for incarcerated people.
Erin L. Castro
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Criminal history's expiration date: Evidence of prediction decay
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Criminal history is a well‐established predictor of future offending, yet recidivism risk declines with time. Research has struggled to reconcile this tension as criminal history is often treated as a static indicator of risk, while desistance is commonly inferred rather than directly modeled.
Zachary Hamilton +3 more
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Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This registered report aims to evaluate the extent to which the human resources function can change public attitudes toward a controversial social issue. Focusing on the employment of formerly incarcerated people, we explore the novel concept of “human resources social advocacy” (HRSA), an interventionist approach through which HR might pro ...
Prue Burns +3 more
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