TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - How do former inmates perform in the community? A survival analysis of rearrests, reconvictions, and technical parole violations
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Ostermann, Michael
SP  - 163
EP  - 187
VL  - 61
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128710396425
ID  - ref1
ER  -