Recidivism
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https://usafacts.org/articles/how-common-is-it-for-released-prisoners-to-re-offend/
Seventy percent of prisoners released in 2012 were arrested again within five years, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The recidivism rate is over 80% for prisoners with juvenile records.
BJS defines recidivism as a re-offense by those previously in the criminal justice system. The bureau breaks down offenses into three categories: arrest, guilty conviction, and return to prison. BJS started collecting data on recidivism in 2005, tracking prisoner records over a five-year time period. The most recent data available is from 2017. The data includes prisoner records released by 34 states, representing 80% of the state prison population nationwide. The data excludes federal prisons. It also excludes state or county jails, where people are awaiting trial or sentencing, or serving less than one year of incarceration.
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I used to work around a lot of cons. Some are very talented...woodworking, welding, etc. Some are even college graduates.
But if you talk to the guards and the wardens, they all say the same thing.
- The prisoner has to admit in his mind, his crimes and take personal responsibility for his own actions.
- He needs to leave his old neighborhood, his friends, sometimes his family, and make new friends, a new job, a fresh start.
- Religion does help. More inside than outside, but it helps.
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I used to work around a lot of cons. Some are very talented...woodworking, welding, etc. Some are even college graduates.
But if you talk to the guards and the wardens, they all say the same thing.
- The prisoner has to admit in his mind, his crimes and take personal responsibility for his own actions.
- He needs to leave his old neighborhood, his friends, sometimes his family, and make new friends, a new job, a fresh start.
- Religion does help. More inside than outside, but it helps.
@Jolly said in Recidivism:
I used to work around a lot of cons. Some are very talented...woodworking, welding, etc. Some are even college graduates.
But if you talk to the guards and the wardens, they all say the same thing.
- The prisoner has to admit in his mind, his crimes and take personal responsibility for his own actions.
- He needs to leave his old neighborhood, his friends, sometimes his family, and make new friends, a new job, a fresh start.
- Religion does help. More inside than outside, but it helps.
Yes, you put them in the correct order. I would add that there is a 'user' mentality for many of them, meaning they want to use other people without caring whether it hurts the other person. Some even like to make sure the person they are using is also harmed by the use/abuse. It makes them feel powerful, smart, and proud of themselves.
