Recidivism
Alternative labels
Re-offending
Reoffending
Repeat offenses
Report
Responding to the problem of recidivist drink drivers: final report
This report found evidence which suggests that a well-designed, specialist response to repeat drink driving, would provide a promising alternative to traditional sentencing approaches.
Report
Policing young people in NSW: a study of the Suspect Targeting Management Plan
This research found that young people on the Suspect Targeting Management Plan (SMTP) experience inappropriate forms of over-policing, disproportionate to the future risks they are alleged to pose to society.
Report
Aboriginal prisoners with cognitive impairment: Is this the highest risk group?
This study sought to examine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in a representative sample of Indigenous offenders from Victorian prisons.
Report
Intensive correction orders versus short prison sentence: a comparison of re-offending
This resource compares re-offending rates in NSW between those who received an intensive correction order (ICO) and those who received short prison sentence (less than two years).
Briefing paper
The cautious approach: police cautions and the impact on youth reoffending
This study examines the characteristics that impact on a young person receiving a caution as opposed to a charge from police and the impact this has on reoffending within a twelve month follow up period.