Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in 30 States, DOH BJS, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics SEPTEMBER 2015 Special Report NCJ 248942 Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in 30 States Matthew R. Durose, Howard N. Snyder, Ph.D., and Alexia …

Lifetime of Punishment - Impact of Felony Drug Ban on Welfare Benefits, The Sentencing Project, 2013 A LIFETIME OF PUNISHMENT: THE IMPACT OF THE FELONY DRUG BAN ON WELFARE BENEFITS For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 This report was written …

The Family and Recidivism, American Jails, 2012 The Family AND RECIDIVISM R yan S hanahan and S andra V illalobos A gudelo Incarcerated men and women who maintain contact with supportive family members are more likely to succeed after their release. Although corrections practitioners and policymakers often understand the positive …

Effect of Private Sector Work Opportunities in Prison on Labor Market Outcomes of the Formerly Incarcerated, CESR-Schaeffer, 2015 The Effect of Private Sector Work Opportunities in Prison on Labor Market Outcomes of the Formerly Incarcerated Robynn Cox Paper No: 2015-014 CESR-SCHAEFFER WORKING PAPER SERIES The Working Papers in this series …

Risk Assessment Instruments in Correctional Settings, Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2013 ! Risk!Assessment!Instruments!Validated!and!Implemented!in!Correctional!Settings!in!the!United! States:!!! An!Empirical!Guide!! ! An#executive#summary#drawn#from#Sarah#L.#Desmarais#and#Jay#P.#Singh,#Instruments#for# Assessing#Recidivism#Risk:#A#Review#of#Validation#Studies#Conducted#in#the#U.S.#(New!York:# Council!of!State!Governments!Justice!Center,!2013).! INTRODUCTION! ! The!rates!of!crime,!incarceration,!and!correctional!supervision!are!disproportionately! high!in!the!U.S.!and!translate!into!exorbitant!costs!to!individuals,!the!public,!and!the!state.! Within!three!years!of!release!from!jail!or!prison,!twoSthirds!of!offenders!are!rearrested!and!half! are!incarcerated!for!a!new!crime!or!parole!violation.1!Though!many!offenders!recidivate,!a! considerable!proportion!do!not.!Thus,!there!is!a!need!to!identify!those!offenders!at!greater!risk! of!recidivism!and!to!allocate!resources!and!target!risk!management!and!rehabilitation!efforts! accordingly.!Risk!assessment,!a!crucial!component!to!implementing!evidenceSbased!recidivism! reduction!strategies,!is!the!process!of!estimating!the!likelihood!an!offender!will!recidivate!by! identifying!those!offenders!at!higher!risk!and!in!greater!need!of!interventions.!Assessment! results,!based!on!ratings!of!empirically!or!theoretically!based!risk!and/or!protective!factors,!can! be!used!to!determine!intervention!targets,!appropriate!programming!level!and!intensity,!and! supervision!level.!There!is!overwhelming!evidence!to!suggest!that!assessments!of!risk! completed!using!structured!approaches!produce!estimates!that!are!both!more!accurate!and! more!consistent!across!assessors!compared!to!subjective!or!unstructured!approaches.2!More! and!more,!structured!risk!assessment!approaches!are!being!used!in!correctional!agencies.3! ! The!nearly!100Syear!history!of!risk!assessment!instrument!development!has!been! documented!on!several!occasions.4!The!focus!and!structure!of!risk!assessment!tools!have! shifted!significantly!over!time.!Studies!have!identified!the!important!evolution!of!risk! assessment!and!predictability!of!criminal!behavior,*!from!Burgess’!(1928)5!seminal!work!on!the! application!of!a!systemized!prediction!methodology!through!the!progression!of!the!four!distinct! generations!summarized!below.!! ! ! The!first!generation!of!risk!assessment!is!best!described!as!unstructured!professional! judgment,!in!which!the!assessor!relies!on!his!or!her!professional!training!and!information! gathered!from!the!incarcerated!individual,!official!records,!or!other!sources!to!inform!his!or!her! …

Sentencing, Recidivism & the Positive Impact of Successful Reentry, Governor's Public Safety Summit, 2014 Sentencing, Recidivism, and the Positive Impact of Successful Reentry Agenda • Governor’s Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism • Tennessee Trends • Sentencing • Recidivism • Reentry • Going Forward Governor’s Task Force on Sentencing and …

Voting Guide for Ex Felons, Advancement Project, 2002 SEPTEMBER 2002 RE-ENFRANCHISEMENT! A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS IN STATES THAT PERMANENTLY DISENFRANCHISE FORMER FELONS In 1962 Fannie Lou Hamer tried to register to vote. She was fired the same day, after working on the plantation for 18 years; …

Reducing Costs and Recidivism Report, June, NM DOC 2012 Report to The LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE New Mexico Corrections Department Reducing Recidivism, Cutting Costs and Improving Public Safety in the Incarceration and Supervision of Adult Offenders June 14, 2012 Report #12-07 LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE Senator John Arthur Smith, Chairman Representative Luciano …

Recidivism of State Prisoners, The Sentencing Project, 2002 514 10TH S TREET NW, S UITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 S TAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG RECIDIVISM OF STATE P RISONERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR S ENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS P OLICY A new Bureau of Justice Statistics report provides …

Going Home to Stay, VA Offender Re-entry Initiative, 2003 Virginia Serious and Violent Offender Re-entry Initiative (VASAVOR Initiative): “Going Home to Stay” Abstract National statistics are supported by Virginia data indicating that there are a large number of serious and violent offenders who are completing their sentences and “Going Home” …

Recidivism Report, PA DOC, 2013 Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Recidivism Report 2013 Tom Corbett John E. Wetzel Governor Secretary Recidivism Report PRS Overview The Bureau of Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS) directs the maintenance of historical data records for the Department and conducts ongoing planning, research, and evaluation activities designed …

State Recidivism Studies Compendium, The Sentencing Project, 2010 STATE RECIDIVISM STUDIES This database provides references for 99 recidivism studies conducted between 1995-2009 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The studies have been produced by a variety of agencies, including departments of corrections, sentencing commissions, statistical analysis centers, …

PA DOC community corrections contract Appendix L re recidivism measures 2014 APPENDIX L Recidivism Monitoring Recidivism Monitoring At a minimum, facilities operated by selected contractors must maintain a baseline rate of recidivism. Facilities reducing recidivism rates below the baseline recidivism range will be eligible to receive a price increase during …

PA DOC recidivism performance measures for private halfway houses 2013 APPENDIX L Recidivism Monitoring Recidivism Monitoring At a minimum, facilities operated by selected contractors must maintain a baseline rate of recidivism. Facilities reducing recidivism rates below the baseline recidivism range will be eligible to receive a price increase during the …

Is Public Safety Realignment Reducing Recidivism in California?, PPIC, 2014 Is Public Safety Realignment Reducing Recidivism in California? June 2014 Magnus Lofstrom, Steven Raphael, and Ryken Grattet with research support from Brandon Martin Supported with funding from the Smith Richardson Foundation Summary California has had one of the highest recidivism …

NYU Law Review - Private Prisoner Rehabilitation Proposal, 2014 \\jciprod01\productn\N\NYU\89-1\NYU106.txt unknown Seq: 1 18-MAR-14 13:52 WE TRIED TO MAKE THEM OFFER REHAB, BUT THEY SAID, “NO, NO, NO!”: INCENTIVIZING PRIVATE PRISON REFORM THROUGH THE PRIVATE PRISONER REHABILITATION CREDIT CASSANDRE MONIQUE DAVILMAR* Mass incarceration in the United States has led many …

CDOC - Female Realignment Recidivism Report, 2014 7 California Department of Corrections And Rehabilitation Female Realignment Report An Examination of Female Offenders Released from State Prison in the First Year of Public Safety Realignment Office of Research May 2014 You can obtain reports by contacting the Department of Corrections and …

BJS Recidivism Study, 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics April 2014 Special Report ncj 244205 Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 30 States in 2005: Patterns from 2005 to 2010 Matthew R. Durose, Alexia D. Cooper, Ph.D., and Howard N. Snyder, Ph.D., BJS Statisticians …

Correctional Industries Business Plan, WA DOC, 2009 State of Washington Department of Corrections Correctional Industries 2007-2009 Business Plan Correctional Industries 2007-2009 Business Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a major entity within the Department of Corrections, it is the mission of Correctional Industries to provide marketable job skills and job training to …

Justice Ctr Council State Recidivism Reduction Sept 2012 September 2012 States Report Reductions in Recidivism I n many jurisdictions, state and local government recidivism. As policymakers are under tremendous - Reductions in Statewide Recidivism Rates for 2005 and 2007 Prison Releases among people released from prison would save money someone …