Assessing the Impact of 'Available Street Time' and Mortality on Estimates of Recidivism

• NCJ Number: 230334
• Author(s): Anna Ferrante; Nina Loh; Max Maller
• Date Published: March 2010
• Length: 24 pages
• Sale Source: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Australia
• Note: AIC Reports Technical and Background Paper 35

Annotation

This study examined the impact of time available to commit crimes (measured by when offenders are not incarcerated) and mortality on adult offender recidivism (measured by re-arrest).

Abstract

This methodological study assesses the impact of two factors, 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 many previous studies, it finds that adjusting for time spent in custody and mortality makes little difference to the 2-year recidivism rates of large offender populations. Tables, figures, and references (Published Abstract)