Repeat Offending
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RECIDIVISM RATES
definition = repeat offending rates
those who reoffend = further 4 offences each
average number of new offences (rising since 2009)
offenders released from prison = rises to 36%
63% of juvenile offenders re convicted within 1 yr
RISING PRISON POPULATION
repeat offending / longer sentences (cause of increase)
EXAMPLE: released on license + commit another offence = back in prison
EXAMPLE: 2018 - indictable offences 26 months older than in 2008
2003 - 2016 - min. sentence for murder increase, 12.5 - 21.3 yrs
WHO REOFFENDS?
more previous convictions = more likely to reoffend
offenders that served prison sentence
males more likely to reoffend that females
offenders with drug / alcohol addictions
homeless, unemployed, few qualifications
DARK FIGURE OF REOFFENDING
when the offender hasn’t been caught / punished for reoffending
harsher punishments = deterrent (puts them off)
THEORIES
Right Realism: offenders = rational actors, fear of jail acts as deterrent
Marxism: unemployed offenders likely to reoffend (not surprising)
survive on benefits = little chance of meeting needs
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