Recidivism

environment (Smart Justice, 2015). This then impacts on the person’s ability to become independent and functioning individuals in the community (Smart Justice, 2015). Our recidivism rate supports the argument that prisons do not work (Smart Justice, 2015). In Victoria, the recidivism rate is 44% (Smart Justice, 2015). In Norway the recidivism rate is 20% (Smart Justice, 2015). Rather than basing criminal sanctions on public and political opinion, we need to follow countries such as Norway that…

program shown to be cost effective to the criminal justice system is known as Project H.O.P.E. Project H.O.P.E. uses a different approach to probation supervision. Project H.O.P.E has become the premier program for offenders to reduce the rate of recidivism. Project H.O.P.E is a program that assist with the needs of ex-offenders to reenter back in to society. This program assist offenders with housing, education and employment needs. In traditional probation a probationer must avoid any further…

Halden Prison Can you imagine being “punished” inside a 5-star luxury hotel? In Norway, less than 3000 of the country’s 5 million population are behind bars. Located in Ostfold, Norway, the Halden prison took 10 years to complete with a cost of 1.5 million dollars. Inside a maximum-security prison in Halden, Norway, the definition of freedom is redefined. Among many prisons worldwide, this prison’s purpose is to rebuild and rehabilitate inmates into better human beings. The warden, Holden…

The need for prison reform is presented in association with the high costs. The authors also discuss the consequences of mass incarcerations in addition to the financial costs, such as, high recidivism rates, and the disenfranchisement that released prisoners face when reentering the community. Strategies to reduce the prison population without increasing the risk of crime were also discusses, including decriminalizing ‘victimless’ crimes and…

provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. According to the Homeboy Industries website explains that “Recidivism among youthful offenders is extremely high: 2/3 will be re-arrested, up to 1/3 re-incarcerated within a few years after release” (HomeBoy). Furthermore, programs such as HomBoy helps put a stop to the ever-growing prison overcrowding…

Impact of Restorative Justice on Disadvantaged Populations In the Canadian criminal justice system, justice is equated with fair and deserving punishment for deviant individuals (Griffiths, 2011). However, this does not necessarily happen to be the case for Aboriginal people who are drastically over-represented in all aspects of the system. In fact, the Supreme Court of Canada called the over-representation of Aboriginal people as a “crisis in the Canadian criminal justice system” (Rudin &…

#2 In the grand scheme of things, parole is a relatively new concept. Parole is less than 200 years old. It was created and developed by Alexander Maconochie, a member of the Royal Navy. Parole came as part of an overall trend in the 19th century that shifted correction’s focus from punishment to rehabilitation and reform. The idea behind parole was that offenders should be prepared and rehabilitated for eventual reentry into society. In 1876 the concept of parole would come to the United…

The issues facing prisons in contemporary America are broad and interconnected. The interconnection, coupled with misinformation and hysteria in media and the general public, makes it difficult to address these issues, especially for policy makers. In this essay, I am going to look to three pieces of the issues facing modern prisons and briefly discuss what, if anything, can be done to help resolve the issue. Often times, the first dilemma that comes to mind is prison overcrowding (Florida).…

Education is an essential part of our lives. We use it to create paves in our life to building character, personal qualities, and a better lifestyle. There is no limit to learning and everyone needs to be aware of how meaningful it is. People with criminal history may be having the most difficult time with this awareness. “A criminal record constitutes a “civil death” in the United States of America, substantially diminishing a person’s opportunities to vote, serve on a jury, obtain employment,…

There are more prisons than colleges in the United States. In the south, there are more people living in prison than on college campuses. How can this be? The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 707 adults per every 100,000 residents. To compare, the average rate is 100 adults per every 100,000 residents. (Ingraham) The number of the incarcerated is not stopping either. According to a 2012 Vera Institute of Justice study, within the last 4 decades the number…