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  • 022183

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  • Published 2006.
  • 68 pages.

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Recidivism Among Female Prisoners: Secondary Analysis of the 1994 BJS Recidivism Data Set. Final report

Publication year: 2006 | Cataloged on: Apr. 06, 2007
ANNOTATION: The recidivism of female inmates three years following release from state prisons is examined. Sections contained in this report include: abstract; introduction -- purpose, goals, objectives and relevant literature; the current study -- research design, methods, and analysis; describing characteristics of female prisoners and their recidivism; explaining and predicting female recidivism and criminal cases; implications for policy and practice; and correlation matrix. Rearrest occurred for 60% of the sample with only 30% returning to prison.
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