Topic
Recidivism
609 published works
Criminal
“Bars Behind Bars: Digital Technology in the Prison System”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper now available vis SSRN authored by Paolo Arguelles and Isabelle Ortiz-Luis. Here is its abstract:With little opportunity…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
New integrated court in Kelowna, B.C. aims to reduce recidivism
Social workers and others will help address underlying issues leading persons to repeatedly offend
Criminal
“Sentence Length and Recidivism: A Review of the Research”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new working paper authored by Elizabeth Berger and Kent Scheidegger of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation. Here is the…
Criminal
Interrogating recent research indicating nonprosecution of certain misdemeanors lowers reoffense
A few weeks ago in this post I flagged the notable new empirical research indicating that nonprosecution of nonviolent misdemeanor offenses produced a large reductions in the likelihood of new…
Criminal
US Sentencing Commission issues big new report on “Federal Armed Career Criminals: Prevalence, Patterns, and Pathways”
The US Sentencing Commission has just released this big report providing "information on offenders sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act, including an overview of the Act and its implementation…
Criminal
“Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk”
The title of this post is the title of this paper recently posted to SSRN and authored by Amy Cyphert. Here is its abstract:The First Step Act, a seemingly miraculous…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk"
The title of this post is the title of this paper recently posted to SSRN and authored by Amy Cyphert. Here is its abstract: The First Step Act, a seemingly…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Recidivism Studies: Myopic, Misleading, and Doubling Down on Imprisonment"
The title of this post is the title of this new article now available via SSRN authored by Nora Demleitner. Here is its abstract: Recidivism is now the guiding principle…
Criminal
“The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Recidivism Studies: Myopic, Misleading, and Doubling Down on Imprisonment”
The title of this post is the title of this new article now available via SSRN authored by Nora Demleitner. Here is its abstract:Recidivism is now the guiding principle of…
McGeorge @ Work
McGeorge ASAP | Rehabilitation Programs and Recidivism Rates
[caption id="attachment_2114" align="alignright" width="299"] Adrienne Black, 2L (Class of 2022).[/caption] The McGeorge Alternative Summer Advantage Program (“McGeorge ASAP”) is a self-directed volunteer summer legal research project created by alum Lexi…