Corrections

diversion participants

Career criminal vs. 1st time offender

Recidivism Dimensions…continued

• Level of intrusion
• Arrested
• Convicted
• Sanction
• Prison (max, med, min)
• Jail
• Probation
• Parole revoked
• Halfway house
• Other community-based options

Recidivism Rates

• Roughly 50% of those released from prison, return to prison within 5 years on a new felony conviction.
• Roughly 70% of those released from prison will be arrested on a new felony charge within 3 years of release.
• Roughly 80% of those released from prison will be arrested on a new felony charge within 6 years of release.
• Roughly 85% of those released from prison will be arrested on a new felony charge within 9 years of release.
• 800,000 are released from prison each year, and roughly 430,000 are re-arrested. Why so high?

Re-entry Challenges (2nd prison)

Bills of Attainder – de jure/de facto:

* Civic restrictions (vote, hold public office serve no a jury)

* Insurance restrictions (life, health, home, auto)

* Educational restrictions (law, medical, accounting)

* Occupational license restrictions (plumber, barber, electrician, etc)

* Bonding restrictions

* Government employment restrictions

* Public housing restrictions

* Limited access to adequate health care

* Family instability

* Socially stigmatized

* Limited social/professional networks

* Limited social/cultural opportunities

* Limited talent development opportunities

* Compounded employment limitations

Recidivism v. Relative Adjustment

Recidivism – dichotomous negative oriented justice system reentry measure

Relative Adjustment – multivariate positive oriented overall societal reentry/relative adjustment measure

We want those who receive correctional treatment to not just be NOT re-arrested/re-convicted/re-imprisoned, we want them to successfully re-enter society as contributing members, and we should measure this according