@article{ref1,
title="How do former inmates perform in the community? A survival analysis of rearrests, reconvictions, and technical parole violations",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2015",
author="Ostermann, Michael",
volume="61",
number="2",
pages="163-187",
abstract="This study provides insight into the postrelease performance of all former inmates with available data who were released from a prison in New Jersey in 2006 (N = 12,187). Three indicators of recidivism are considered: (a) an arrest for a new crime, (b) a conviction for a new crime, and (c) a technical parole violation. Individuals are categorized into groups according to the release mechanism that they experienced: discretionary parole, mandatory parole, or unconditional release. Multivariate analyses utilize Cox proportional hazards survival tests. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that after approximately 3 years of follow-up time, those released to supervision were generally less involved in new crimes when compared with those who were released unconditionally. However, a high proportion of those who were paroled recidivated shortly after release, and the predicted probability that a former inmate would recidivate did not substantially differ between release groups in the presence of statistical controls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128710396425",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128710396425"
}