Recidivism reveals a gap between punishment and rehabilitation. Psychology explains why incarceration alone rarely transforms ...

What’s in a word? A lot. Criminologist Michael Maltz defines “recidivism” as “the reversion of an individual to criminal behavior after he or she has been convicted of a prior offense, sentenced and ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A new report shows Virginia now leads the nation with the lowest recidivism rate, which means fewer people are returning to prison after release. Experts credit state-run programs, but ...

The Progressive Conservatives said Wednesday the NDP has quietly changed its definition of recidivism to artificially lower the rate at which Manitoba criminals reoffend. As we navigate through ...

South Dakota’s recidivism rate has climbed to 50%, meaning half of the people released from state prisons return within three years — the highest level recorded in at least eight years, according to ...

For two years, Wisconsin’s youth prison for males has been under an FBI-led criminal investigation into allegations of prisoner abuse, child neglect, sexual assault, intimidation of witnesses and ...

The Los Angeles Times, California’s largest newspaper, has editorialized against Proposition 36, the Nov. 5 ballot measure that would increase penalties for some crimes. Prop. 36 would modify ...

For two years, Wisconsin’s youth prison for males has been under an FBI-led criminal investigation into allegations of prisoner abuse, child neglect, sexual assault, intimidation of witnesses and ...