Recidivism - Revision history

DavidB4: faith in what? the chair to hold you up? Still general, but more specific now

2016-04-19T15:44:04Z

faith in what? the chair to hold you up? Still general, but more specific now

JY23: cat

2009-06-22T20:11:47Z

cat

Aschlafly: Add Alaska study

2009-06-10T16:20:35Z

Add Alaska study

Aschlafly: a start

2009-06-10T13:28:17Z

a start

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'''Recidivism''' is the tendency to relapse into an undesirable pattern of behavior, particularly criminal conduct. Overcoming recidivism is a challenge for many people, and the high rate of recidivism by convicts is the justification for increasing prison sentences for repeat offenders.

One study by a public university professor identifies five factors affecting recidivism:<ref>"Recidivism Reduction Treatment Center Study," by Professor T. Hank Robinson, of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Juvenile Justice Institute.</ref>

*education and employment
*substance abuse
*mental health
*housing
*support by social networks

Missing from that list is [[faith]], which is probably the greatest aid in overcoming recidivism.

Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas, offers [[faith]]-based college courses to prisoners in an effort to reduce recidivism.

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 *support by social networks
-Missing from that list is [[faith]], which is probably the greatest aid in overcoming recidivism.
+Missing from that list is religious [[faith]], which is probably the greatest aid in overcoming recidivism.
 Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas, offers [[faith]]-based college courses to prisoners in an effort to reduce recidivism.

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 '''Recidivism''' is the tendency to relapse into an undesirable pattern of behavior, particularly criminal conduct.  Overcoming recidivism is a challenge for many people, and the high rate of recidivism by convicts is the justification for increasing prison sentences for repeat offenders.
-One study by a public university professor identifies five factors affecting recidivism:<ref>"Recidivism Reduction Treatment Center Study," by Professor T. Hank Robinson, of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Juvenile Justice Institute.</ref>
+One study by a public university professor identifies five factors affecting recidivism:<ref>"Recidivism Reduction Treatment Center Study," by Professor T. Hank Robinson, of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Juvenile Justice Institute.</ref>  Another study in Alaska found that vocational education and general education were helpful in reducing recidivism rates.<ref>http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?25online+Alaska+L.+Rev.+1</ref>
 *education and employment