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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. | '''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 | *education and employment | ||
Revision as of 16:20, June 10, 2009
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:[1] Another study in Alaska found that vocational education and general education were helpful in reducing recidivism rates.[2]
- 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.
References
- ↑ "Recidivism Reduction Treatment Center Study," by Professor T. Hank Robinson, of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Juvenile Justice Institute.
- ↑ http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?25online+Alaska+L.+Rev.+1