Recidivism in Delaware: An analysis of prisoners released in 2012 through 2014
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12/1/2018
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Delaware Statistical Analysis Center
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This publication won the 2019 Douglas Yearwood Award in Statistical/Management. This legislatively mandated report explores the required recidivism measure of rearrest, reconviction, and recommitment for 2014 prison release cohort. It also provides a detailed methodology on how these three categories are measured. As in previous reports, only Delaware recidivism events are utilized to calculate these rates. Since the inception of the report, three-year cumulative recidivism rates have remained consistent. Rearrest rates have ranged between 72-77%, reconviction rates between 67-74%, and recommitment rates between 63-69%. Since the 2011 release cohort, all three measures of recidivism have been at the lower end of those ranges, with the 2014 release cohort having the lowest recidivism rates in the seven years measured (72.8% for rearrest, 67.6% for reconviction, and 63.5% for recommitment).
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This publication won the 2019 Douglas Yearwood Award in Statistical/Management. This legislatively mandated report explores the required recidivism measure of rearrest, reconviction, and recommitment for 2014 prison release cohort. It also provides a detailed methodology on how these three categories are measured. As in previous reports, only Delaware recidivism events are utilized to calculate these rates. Since the inception of the report, three-year cumulative recidivism rates have remained consistent. Rearrest rates have ranged between 72-77%, reconviction rates between 67-74%, and recommitment rates between 63-69%. Since the 2011 release cohort, all three measures of recidivism have been at the lower end of those ranges, with the 2014 release cohort having the lowest recidivism rates in the seven years measured (72.8% for rearrest, 67.6% for reconviction, and 63.5% for recommitment).
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Douglas Yearwood Award Winner, Prisoners