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Recidivism
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Canadian Lawyer Mag
Canada launches new framework to reduce recidivism
The framework outlines five priority areas to assist offenders with their reintegration
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases another recidivism report examining "status points" in criminal history calculations
Despite lacking a quorum, the US Sentencing Commission keeps churning out a remarkable amount of research in recent times, especially in the area of recidivism of federal offenders. Today brings…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases another report on "Length of Incarceration and Recidivism"
A few years ago, as noted in this blog post, the US Sentencing Commission released a report titled "Length of Incarceration and Recidivism." Today, the USSC has issued another report…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Recidivism And Federal Bureau Of Prisons Programs Vocational Program Participants Released In 2010"
The title of this post is the title of this new report form the US Sentencing Commission. This USSC webpage provides this basic overview and "Key Findings": This report is…
Zalma on Insurance
Pennsylvania Requires Court to Announce a Convicted Defendant’s Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive
By Barry Zalma
Convicted of Insurance Fraud Still Entitled to a Legal Sentence Claire A. Risoldi, in a second try appealed from the Judgment of Sentence, entered after remand for resentencing on the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Important new report explores "The Limits of Recidivism: Measuring Success After Prison"
The quoted portion of this post is the title of this important new report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Here is an account of this…
Future Lawyer
Prevent Recidivism. Use Correct Grammar.
By rickgeorges
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Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases big new report on "Recidivism of Federal Violent Offenders Released in 2010"
As I keep noting in recent years, it is has been great to see the US Sentencing Commission continuing to produce a lot of useful data reports even as its…
Criminal
US Sentencing Commission releases big new report on “Recidivism of Federal Violent Offenders Released in 2010”
As I keep noting in recent years, it is has been great to see the US Sentencing Commission continuing to produce a lot of useful data reports even as its…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Celebrating "real" recidivism is essentially nil, and even technical violations stunningly low, for CARES home confinement cohort
Data from the US Sentencing Commission indicates that roughly 1 in 4 persons who serve time in federal prison gets rearrested within the first two years after release (see Table…