Can the justice system rehabilitate people with serious mental illness

Did The The DOJ Just Solve The Problem Of Massive Offender Recidivism?

Highlights The USDOJ states that they have programs that massively reduce offender recidivism (arrests and incarceration after prison).  I assume that the DOJ will now…

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Over Half Of Violent Females Were Arrested Within 5 Years

Women Offenders-Over Half Of Violent Females Were Arrested Within 5 Years Of Release

Highlights More than half of females (55%, compared to 66% of males) who were serving time for a violent offense were arrested for another offense.…

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Long Prison Sentences Reduce Crime Per Federal Study

Highlights Released offenders committed well over two million new crimes per the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The odds of recidivism were approximately 29 percent lower…

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The Questionable Evidence Of Parole And Probation Supervision

Highlights There is little indicating that “evidence-based” programs work or that revocations are mostly for technical violations, or that the great bulk of our resources…

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Are Historic Declines In Offender Accountability-Correctional Numbers Connected To Rising Violence?

Highlights The incarcerated population fell to its lowest level since 2003. The adult probation rate is at its lowest point in 35 years. Multiple sources…

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The Department Of Justice’s Redefinition Of Criminality

Highlights Progressives within the US Department of Justice and beyond believe that violent offenders can safely be released from prison or deferred (i.e., put on…

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Blacks And Hispanics Say Crime Is A Major Problem-Will Releasing More Violent Offenders Help?

Highlights African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans plus others are very concerned about high rates of violence. There is a national movement to release half…

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The Recidivism Of Violent Offenders

Over 40 Percent Of Prison Inmates Had Five To Ten Prior Incarcerations

Highlights Seventy-eight percent of inmates had previous incarcerations. Forty-two percent had 5-10 or more incarcerations. The vast majority of prison inmates have multiple previous arrests…

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40% Decrease In Prison Admissions in 2020-Impact On Growing Violence

Highlights The correlation between new criminality and incarceration (or lack of incarceration) seems strong based on rapidly rising violence. The imprisonment rate for 2020 represented…

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Firearm Offenders Have Highest Rate of New Crimes

Highlights Firearm offenders are arrested at the highest levels after release. Firearm use during crimes of violence is increasing. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired…

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