NCJ Number
40603
Date Published
1976
Length
17 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF RECIDIVISM AMONG YOUNG ADULT OFFENDERS WHO ARE INCARCERATED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Abstract
THE DOCUMENT REVIEWS THE UTILITY AND PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE MEASUREMENT OF CRIME AND RECIDIVISM. THE USEFULNESS OF SPECIFIC CRIME AND RECIDIVISM IN INDICES ARE CONSIDERED, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RECIDIVISM INDEX APPLICABLE TO CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS IS OUTLINED. ADDITIONALLY, RECIDIVISM RATES FOR A SAMPLE SIZE OF 775 MALE FIRST OFFENDERS SENTENCED TO PROVINCIAL REFORMATORY BETWEEN THE PERIODS 1970-1972 ARE REPORTED. AFTER TWO YEARS THE RECIDIVISM RATES WERE LOWER THAN EXPECTED AS 60.9 PERCENT OF THE SAMPLE WERE NOT REIMPRISONED TWO YEARS AFTER RELEASE....KAP