There are many studies on the rates of recidivism and the reasons of its increase. These high recidivism rates are not only occurring in the United States, but internationally as well. Prisons are made to keep danger off the streets and out of our community. The greater the crime, an even greater punishment is destined to be sentenced. What effect does punitive sentencing have on recidivism rates? Punitive sentencing is ,in a way, there to help the convicted deter from their wrong doings for the future, yet the recidivism rates are increasing. A lot of money is spent on building and running prisons, compared to money spent on education,all for the sake of a safer community. Sentencing longer prison terms, hoping the criminal will learn from
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This research is a follow up on the similar study that was conducted in 1994. The results, once compared had roughly a 2.4 percentage point difference. The 1994 study was researched among 15 states and was compared with the same states of the 30 states that participated in 2005 which resulted in a comparison of 12 states. Out of the sample size of 249,657 inmates that were released in 1994 had a recidivism estimated at 66.9% within 3 years of release, whereas the study in 2005 had an estimated of 69.3%. Clearly there is not much a change that had occurred over the years of these similar studies. What affects the recidivism rates for this comparison is the demographic and offending characteristics of the prisoners that were released. These characteristics are crucial for the possible outcomes of recidivism. An example given was comparing the recidivism rates among 40 years or older inmates. In 1994 there was a result of 17.2% of returned inmates, and 32.1% in 2005. The reliability is high for this study comparing the two overall, but because the lack of accurate individual samples that result in a broad number of differences, there is low validity among the Samples that are divided up by demographics and offending characteristics. The comparison of the two studies was reliable because once experiment was …show more content…
Research of a bill, the Collective Clemency Bill, was passed by the Italian Parliament in July 2006. This bill reduced sentences by three years for all inmates that had committed a crime before May, 2 2006. Thousands of inmates were being released. The justice system was trying to research the rate of recidivism once inmates who were released early. There was definitely a catch to this Bill, it states that if an inmate recommits a crime within five years of their release, they will be sentenced for the crime they just committed and for the remainder of the sentence of their last crime. Justices systems being this strict should definitely have an impact on the rates of
This research is a follow up on the similar study that was conducted in 1994. The results, once compared had roughly a 2.4 percentage point difference. The 1994 study was researched among 15 states and was compared with the same states of the 30 states that participated in 2005 which resulted in a comparison of 12 states. Out of the sample size of 249,657 inmates that were released in 1994 had a recidivism estimated at 66.9% within 3 years of release, whereas the study in 2005 had an estimated of 69.3%. Clearly there is not much a change that had occurred over the years of these similar studies. What affects the recidivism rates for this comparison is the demographic and offending characteristics of the prisoners that were released. These characteristics are crucial for the possible outcomes of recidivism. An example given was comparing the recidivism rates among 40 years or older inmates. In 1994 there was a result of 17.2% of returned inmates, and 32.1% in 2005. The reliability is high for this study comparing the two overall, but because the lack of accurate individual samples that result in a broad number of differences, there is low validity among the Samples that are divided up by demographics and offending characteristics. The comparison of the two studies was reliable because once experiment was …show more content…
Research of a bill, the Collective Clemency Bill, was passed by the Italian Parliament in July 2006. This bill reduced sentences by three years for all inmates that had committed a crime before May, 2 2006. Thousands of inmates were being released. The justice system was trying to research the rate of recidivism once inmates who were released early. There was definitely a catch to this Bill, it states that if an inmate recommits a crime within five years of their release, they will be sentenced for the crime they just committed and for the remainder of the sentence of their last crime. Justices systems being this strict should definitely have an impact on the rates of