Recidivism Among Defendants Charged with Felony Narcotics, Weapons or Sex Offenses in New York City. Final report
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 20, 2009
ANNOTATION: Rates of post-dispositional re-arrest among offenders with felony narcotics, weapons, or sex offenses are determined. Ten sections follow an introduction: data and methodology; demographic characteristics; criminal history; comparison of case processing; defendant behavior during case processing; case outcome; re-arrest after case completion—defendants at risk for re-arrest, all re-arrests, the first re-arrest, and the first felony re-arrest; multivariate models; summary of multivariate findings; and conclusion. Narcotic defendants are at significantly higher risk for re-arrest with sex offenders having the lowest risk.