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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF RECIDIVISM DATA

NCJ Number
35536
Author(s)
C M HARRIS; T R T RAJAN
Date Published
1973
Length
78 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY ANALYZES IN PROGRAM FAILURES (ARRESTS, ESCAPES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REMOVALS) AND POST-PROGRAM ARRESTS AND PAROLE VIOLATIONS IN ORDER TO COMPARATIVELY EVALUATE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HALFWAY HOUSES.
Abstract
THE BASIC AREA OF INVESTIGATION IN THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE IF A DIFFERENCE EXISTS IN THE PROPENSITY OF RELEASEES FROM DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO RECIDIVATE (OR NOT TO RECIDIVATE). THE STUDY UTILIZED AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS DESIGNED TO PREVENT DATA BIASES DUE TO DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF 'EXPOSURE TIMES' FOR PROGRAM RELEASEES. THE RESULTS OF THIS ANALYSIS ARE OUTLINED, AND SEVERAL DATA TABLES OF RESULTS ARE PROVIDED. RECIDIVISM CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH HALFWAY HOUSE ARE DISCUSSED IN THE NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF RESULTS.