Research by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has shown that the observed rate of re-offending among juvenile offenders convicted in 2006/7 was significantly higher than the predicted rate of re-offending. The discrepancy, though small, (57.9% observed rate compared to 54.7% predicted rate) was statistically significant. The re-offending predictions were made using an...

A key dimension of sexual assault prevention is stopping perpetrators from re-offending (often referred to as tertiary prevention). Treatment programs that aim to stop re-offending are available for adult and juvenile sex offenders throughout Australia (MacGregor, 2008). There are also numerous monitoring and surveillance mechanisms aimed at released offenders in various states and territories, the...

This methodological study assesses the impact of available street time and mortality on the estimation of recidivism. Using survival analysis techniques to derive estimates of reoffending, the study compares adjusted and unadjusted rates and assesses how these rates vary for different offender populations and over different follow-up periods. In contrast to some previous studies, it...

This paper considers the Queensland Drug court's attempt to reduce reoffending by drug-dependent offenders with a long history of criminal offending and heavy drug use. The study found that successful graduates consistently report a decline in their criminal activity and lower rates of recidivism than those who dropped out of the program or were sent...

What policy makers would like to measure is often not the same as researchers are able to measure, given the limitations on appropriate data and available information. This is driven primarily by a lack of clarity about an appropriate definition of recidivism and clear articulation of research methodologies. This report examines ways of measuring recidivism...