NCJ Number
232380
Date Published
September 2010
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This research brief examined risk of post-sentencing re-arrest and the Alternative-to-Incarceration programs.
Abstract
Results identified prior misdemeanor convictions, prior arrests, and prior warrants as significant predictors of post-sentencing re-arrest, suggesting that offenders with prior criminal justice involvement are more likely to recidivate than offenders without involvement. Results also suggested that a disposition charge is a significant predictor of re-arrest. All offenders in the sample had extensive criminal justice involvement at the time of the initial arrest during the study period. The high post-sentencing re-arrest rates for each sentencing group, as well as for the subgroups suggest that the criminal behavior of offenders in the study sample did not stop after release from jail or prison, nor did serving jail or prison time deter them from committing more crimes. More than one fourth of the total re-arrests were for violent felony offense, suggesting that some of these offenders presented a serious threat to the safety of the community after their release. Figures