Recidivism In The Juvenile System

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Re-arrests and re-incarceration of a juvenile after they have already proceeded through the systems is known as recidivism, repeating of criminal behavior. Although there is no national recidivism rate for juveniles because the criteria and information of juvenile justice systems vary throughout the world, Florida, New York, and Virginia conducted a 12 month follow up. The state concluded juveniles had a re-arrest rate at 55 percent, but the re-incarceration/re-confinement rate of the states where all low ranging from 12 to 24 percent (Snyder, 2006). The conclusion of the study shows that recidivism in the juvenile system occurs, but because of the low re-incarceration rate being 12 to 24 percent, the juveniles are being sentenced in other type of confinement systems. These confinement systems could range from probation, parole, effective/ineffective programs, or any facilitates that houses juveniles, except for the prison system (Synder,

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