recidivism

Some researchers have clocked precipitous drops in the recidivism rate, as this metric is called, because of educational progress and its connection to landing a good job.

The act, which contains a series of criminal justice reforms including changes in sentencing and recidivism risk assessment, has benefited 40,000 people, he said.

Thousands have gone through the 10-year-old program, and it’s part of a broader push by the state to go beyond punishment and rehabilitate incarcerated people and reduce recidivism.

In the US, analysis from 2016 of a recidivism tool found black defendants were more likely than their white peers to be incorrectly judged to be at higher risk of repeat offending.

Many have had life sentences reduced — a subgroup that has a recidivism rate under 3%, the lowest of all released prisoners.