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- Toastmasters Training Can Help Reduce RecidivismReducing recidivism by 10 percent annually produces a $2 billion turnaround in incarceration expenses and community economic contributions
- Do Inmates Believe Jailhouse Education Works?This is a proposal for eductors of disadvantaged populations and describes methods, intent, and expected outcome of interviews. A follow up article will follow once the methodology is carried out.
Anti-recidivist Guarantees Lifelong Freedom and SuccessAnti-recidivist offers free teaching and training for 120 individuals who want to break the crime and time habits
California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Can Reduce Recidivism to Less Than 10 PercentAn anti-recidivism specialist guarantees the California corrections officials that they can release up to 40,000 potential community contributors, rather criminals, and achieve a recidivism rate of less than 10 percent.
Prison Recidivism, Why it Doesn't Work in Some StatesOne must realize by now the correlation between high incarcerations, high recidivism and private prisons are relevant. State leaders do this intentionally to add their own ideologies on prison systems thus the resistance to sentencing reforms is strong.- The Juvenile Justice System: Diversion and Waver ProgramsFeatures of a diversion program that contribute to it's effectiveness.
Identifying Problem Learners in Prisons and Detention CentersResearch has found that education helps reduce prison and detention center recidivism, but the educator must first be able to identify characteristics of the problem learner to intervene appropriately. This article outlines these basics.- Programs to Reduce Recidivism Among Prison InmatesSome programs that have been found to be highly effective at reducing recidivism include substance abuse treatment programs, educational programs, and employment services.
Prisoners Receiving Financial Aid for Education Can Reduce RecidivismIn 1994, President Clinton signed the Crime Bill, making inmates ineligible for Pell Grants or Financial Assistance for education. However, educated inmates are less likely to go back to prison.- How to Decrease Crime in a Liberal SocietyThere is a violent crime every 22.8 seconds and an aggravated assault every 37.8 seconds in the United States.
John Brennan: 20 Percent Terrorist Recidivism Rate 'Not Bad'Recently Barack OBama's Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan caused a firestorm when, in an oped piece in USA Today, he charged that critics of Obama's terrorism policy were only aiding and abetting Al Qaeda.- $109 Million for Prisoner Recidivism ProgramsIn his new preliminary budget for 2010 President Obama requested $109 million for prisoner reentry programs, including $75 million for Second Chance Act programs.
- Recidivism Rates of Property CrimesProperty crimes have the largest recidivism rate than any other type of crime. The theories presented in this paper are relative deprivation, cognitive motivators, and rational reconstruction.
- Theories Regarding Criminal Behavior and Recidivism and Offense CateoriesDefinition of functionalist theory, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionist theory. Recidivism rates for murderers in Pennsylvania based upon degree. How to reduce recidivism in relation to the Pennsylvania prison system.
- What Can America Do to Prevent Crime and Recidivism?Poverty breeds crime. Being a member of the lower socio-economic class (SES) does not make a person into a criminal, but often the consequences of being poor leads to engaging in a criminal lifestyle.
- Recidivism with FREE Program - Fulfilling Rehabilitation Employment Effortsa suggested approach to reduce return to prisons after release through a program entitled FREE.
- Ex-offenders Having Difficulties with Child Support. Who Loses?Ex-offenders who are released from incarceration with child support, restitution, fines and other financial responsibilities is a subject that is hard to deal with for both the ex-offender and the government entities that impose the sanctions.
- Attention Californians! It's Your Move! Let's Reduce Recidivism!It's time for Californians to reduce recidivism. Together, we can do just that!
- Conjugal Visits Considered Important Aspect of Prisoner RehabilitationSome prisons allow conjugal visits. Many authorities believe this is a key factor in positive rehabilitation.
- Creating a Successful Rehabilitation ProgramDescribes the components needed in order to provide a rehabilitation program that is likely to be successful at lowering offender recidivism.
- Project NIA Fights Against Recidivism and Supports Record ExpungementOne-year-old Chicago organization Project NIA in Rogers Park is trying to help Chicago youth in expunging their record.
Recidivism, Recovery and the Criminal RecordNow that the United States has become a leader in locking its population up, so many people are asking why the cycle continues.
Do Prisons Work?The recidivism rate is a barometer for the success and lack thereof concerning the penal system in the United States of America. Do prisons work? Why is the penal system such a revolving door?- Should a Felony Conviction Automatically Prevent Someone from Obtaining Employment?This is an editorial about the consequences of having a permanent criminal record accessible to employers and potential employers.
