repeat offenders

• repeat offenders/recidivism

  • offenders who continue to commit crime
  • bromley briefings report: re-conviction rates within a year of release from prison was high at 48%
  • re-conviction rates for children is 77%
  • annual cost of reoffending is £18.1 billion
  • links to social learning theory- university of crime
• recidivism- community service

  anyone leaving custody who has served 2 days or more is now required to serve a minimum of 12 months under supervision in the community

  as a result number of people recalled to prison increased