NCJ Number
38088
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Dated: (1976) Pages: 144-147
Date Published
1976
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THE ABILITY OF AN INSTITUTION TO REHABILITATE AN OFFENDER IS USUALLY EVALUATED BASED ON THE SIMPLE RECIDIVISM RATE, OR THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO SOONER OR LATER BREAK THE LAW AGAIN.
Abstract
HOWEVER, THE POSSIBILITY OF PARTIAL INSTITUTIONAL SUCCESS OR REHABILITATION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. CRITERIA FOR MEASURING THIS TYPE OF RECIDIVISM COULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE COMPARATIVE SEVERITY OF SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES, THE CUMULATIVE TIME THE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT BREAK THE LAW, THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES, REDUCTIONS IN UNEMPLOYMENT TIME IN CIVILIAN LIFE, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN OCCUPATION POSITION, AMONG OTHER THINGS. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED, --SUMMARY IN FRENCH, GERMAN, AND SPANISH