Recidivism In The Prison System

Recidivism impacts every prison system in the country. It is relevant because it is considered normal. There seems to be no expectation of society to ensure offenders come out better than they go in. Criminal Justice must strive to improve society, the victim as well as the perpetrator. The originality of this paper will serve to ask the criminal justice system to focus on remedies that will reduce recidivism. Understanding the components that led to criminality and then by reducing the associated risks, may provide a road map to effective incarceration.

One study that is of particular interest in that of Chen and Shapiro (2007), where they found harsh prison conditions to increase recidivism rates (1). It seems odd that the government

Knowing that released offenders become a high risk for returning to prison, then strategies should be devolved to minimize the risk. Recidivism is over seventy-five percent in many states however there are a few states where rates are as low as twenty percent. The largest indicator is the economy, inmates who can be released from prison and go to work or whose families can burden the economic burden associated with incarceration, have a lower risk rate to offend (Hall, J., Harger, K., & Stansel, D. 2015). Ideally, it would be a great benefit to humanity if offenders left prison better than what they went in. Aside from that aspiration, if offenders left prison and never returned, it would at least add some value to prison. Incarceration provides little assurance for society especially if people leave just to recommit a crime and return.

After working for over twenty years for the prison system, it seems that politics mattered more than society. Eventually, I would like to be a part of something that is relevant and not swayed by penal populism. It is not necessarily the fact that people go to prison, it is the ridiculous amount of time they get for non-violent insignificant crimes. If there is one thing that could be made to happen, it should be for those who go to prison, to never return upon

Sociobiology is an important aspect since many inmates are found to have learning disabilities (Koo 2016). Little or no effort is placed on developing coping or educational avenues for offenders by comprehensive methodologies aimed at minimizing the impact of the disability (Koo 2016). This paper is not examining genetic theories, IQ and other organic aspects that may impact criminal activity because correlations in more general aspects are being sought. The significance is given to identifying common issues with a potential