The recidivism research reveals that whether an inmate would continue to commit crimes following release was the number of times the inmate had been arrested in the past. In other words, prisoners with a longer prior criminal record were more than likely to get rearrested than the prisoners with a short criminal record. The research also showed that the first year of release is more critical. Nearly two-thirds of all recidivism of the first 3 years occurred in the first year.
The ACA (American Correctional Association) reported 2009 data from 45 states, suggested that recidivism rates may be declining; even though it may have declined some, research show that 3 out of every 10 inmates recidivates (return back to prison) within four years.
The ACA (American Correctional Association) reported 2009 data from 45 states, suggested that recidivism rates may be declining; even though it may have declined some, research show that 3 out of every 10 inmates recidivates (return back to prison) within four years.