Analysis Of Butler County

Recidivism research tells us that recidivism is remaining stable in the United States at a relatively high rate (Bohm & Haley, 2011). One of the largest factors used in gauging whether or not the offender will return to crime is how many times they have been arrested prior to their stay. Research done by the U.S. Justice Department in 1986 found that in three years, forty-three percent had re-committed felonies (Bohm & Haley, 2011). The caseload on the probation officer does not seem to have an effect on the amount of recidivism either and that it is possible that officers with lower case loads are more prone to violating offenders for minor offenses. The recidivism rates of parolees and probationers are very similar with a study in the

Very little work has focused on studying recidivism by offenders after punishment and how prevention measures may improve recidivism rates and affect cooperation. “National recidivism rates are at an estimated amount of 73% and of the whole jail population 42.5% are women” (Berenji, 2014, p.131). As you can see about half of the inhabitants of the jails are women; so recidivism is an ongoing issue that needs to be solved. Recidivism is a growing distress in the U.S today, not only with men but women as well. Not many studies have been steered towards women reverting back to crime as there are men, but it is a concern. It is impossible to make this issue disappear fully, but with fundamental changes the

Introduction: Recidivism or, habitual relapses into crime, has time and time again proven to be an issue among delinquents, which thereby increases the overall juvenile prison population. This issue has become more prevalent than what we realize. Unless a unit for measuring a juvenile’s risk of recidivism is enacted and used to determine a system to promote effective prevention, than the juvenile prison population will continue to increase. Our court system should not only focus on punishing the said juvenile but also enforce a program or policy that will allow for prevention of recidivism. So the question remains, how can recidivism in the juvenile prison population be prevented so that it is no longer the central cause for increased

Recidivism is caused by criminals who have been through the courts and prison system and still refuse to turn away from crime; the causes of repeat crime may involve many social factors, such as society, the economic climate, or family issues that may affect the criminal in a negative manner. Perhaps the need for

Combating recidivism and the continuously growing prison population has been an ongoing problem that has been steadily draining federal, state, and local budgets. In a vain attempt to reduce recidivism the criminal justice system made sentences harsher, which in turn lead to more prisons being built to house the booming prison population. For almost 30 years’ researchers have sought answers for why so many criminals return to crime within five years of being released. These

Various States and stakeholders within those states have addressed crime/recidivism and have established reentry and risk assessment strategies. The purpose of the assessment strategies is to help a wide range of ex-offenders reenter society and to also promote public safety. The states have highlighted their successes and challenges in their attempt to reduce crime and recidivism rates. These states

The United States justice system can be described as a cycle, where people enter the prison system, are released, and upon failure to integrate into society soon find themselves back behind bars. Although the means in which the cycle is perpetuated can be argued, the rate of re-offenders is constantly trying to be reduced. One term used to define this type of convict is recidivism, which is the repeat criminal action of a convicted inmate. Recidivism is fastly becoming a issue in the United States as it has been shown that 70% of convicted offenders have been reconvicted within three years of release (Esperian, 2010, p. 322). As crime of any background can be detrimental to society, this high rate of reentry into the justice system has stimulated

Several studies indicate that unless there is a fairly high risk of apprehension, the threat of tougher penalties does not the wiliness of individuals to engage in certain offenses (Turner, Petersilia & Deschenes,1992). In the United States, the crime rates fell during the 1990s in the different geographical and demographic areas. The portion of the results was attributed to the incapacitation effects. The lengthening of the prison sentence in many states was a result of habitual felon status and changes in the status of sentencing (Cullen Jonson & Nagin, 2011). However, recidivism remains a serious challenge and the rate remained at 67% according to the Bureau of Justice statistics 2005 (Travis et al 2005). The numerical heavily relies on various crime and cases. Since 1990, the recidivism rate increased, and the cost of incarceration continues to rise (Nagin, Cullen & Jonson, 2009). Some states are considering releasing inmates before their sentence come to an end. The release program tries to balance between reduction in crime and cost of incarceration. The incarceration program and policies do not work. Similar challenges are experienced in universities. In North Carolina, the court ordered a reduction in student suspension. The results lead to increase in crime

Factors that increased the risk of incarceration, if not addressed while in prison, may well impact the rate of future incarceration? Focusing prison resources on known factors for incarceration as well as providing programs that improve or help bring an offender into the parameters of societal norms, should at the very minimum indicate that a primary responsibility of incarceration is to release offenders who are more able to function within society. This paper would address the conditions that correlate with risk of incarceration and recidivism. Counter strategies may minimize recidivism thereby significantly reducing prison

The purpose of this research is to identify the recidivism rates among recently criminal offenders, the professionals that decide if the offender will commit a crime upon release, and the methods they use to determine if the criminal offender is at risk for recidivism. This research also includes the criminals who are at the highest rate for recidivism. Finally if there are necessary steps to prevent recidivism before and after release.

Overall, the results of this study indicate that incarceration, at least for drug related offenses, does not decrease recidivism. Inmates sentenced to incarceration rather than other community-corrections sentences learn how to continue to commit crime. This is true because these individuals are housed with more serious offenders. The prisonization effect creates more criminality. According to the results of this study, one participant went on to commit murder while several offenders went on to burglarize or shoplift. On the other hand, community corrections (probation and deferred prosecution) appear to be much more beneficial to the community. Although half of the offenders sampled did recidivate, the most common repeat offense was a probation

The United States of America has a higher incarceration rate than any other country in the world (Tonry, 1999). The goal of this high rate of incarceration is to deter criminals from committing more crime upon release from prison. Longer sentences are thought to deter individuals from committing more crime. Yet, recent research has questioned whether this high rate of incarceration is actually increasing recidivism rather than decreasing it. This study sets out to determine whether there is a positive relationship between incarceration of criminals who engage in drug-related crimes and recidivism in the community. This analysis examines fifty-six male offenders aged 18-22 years-old. These individuals were convicted in Maricopa County, the largest metropolitan county in the state

Researchers recognized that other factors contribute to the recidivism rate other than communication skills and mindfulness. Race and socioeconomic status play a huge role in whether an ex-convict returns to prison. It was mentioned in the study that racial profiling could have been a reason why Hispanic prisoners had a higher recidivism rate than whites. In addition to the inherent factors that affect whether an individual is sent back to prison, researchers were also limited in their ability to measure a prisoner’s actual behavior. For instance, a prisoner could still be committing crimes that they have not yet been convicted for. They could have committed crimes outside of the state which would not affect the recidivism rate. The questionnaire is not an adequate measure of a change in a prisoner’s actions. While it demonstrated their enhanced communication skills it is very difficult to say that they would actually handle situations in the manner they

The research that was done used traditional mathematical and statistical means to measure results conclusively throughout the research (Hagon, 2010). Baseline characteristics were taken of both the groups. These characteristics consist of sex, race, age at parole, controlling offense, arrest, prior custody, and offender status (Gies, et al, 2013). Both the control group and treatment group had similar characteristics of each other. After two years the numbers generated from the six primary types of data sources were evaluated. The researchers then were able to determine the percentages by event type of control group and treatment group that had a technical parole violation, non technical parole violation, was arrested, was arrested for a violent offense, and was returned to custody. They were then able to compare and contrast percentages of both

Recidivism is the act of repeating an undesirable behavior after numerous occasions of negative consequences. Recidivism refers to a person 's relapse into criminal behavior and is measured by criminal acts that resulted in rearrest, reconviction or return to jail within a three-year period following the criminal 's release. Approximately 6 in 10 released inmates are rearrested or reincarcerated within three years of release from prison (The Bureau of Planning, Research and Statistics, 2013). Many criminals go to jail after doing time because they find it hard to fit back in with the normal life due to returning to high risk places and finding a job. In order to eliminate high recidivism with the jail system, it is necessary to provide education and vocational training.