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Recidivism

Meeting People Where They Are to Improve Institutional Culture

August 2023
Series
Justice Today Podcast

Incarcerated individuals deserve opportunities for healing and growth, but they often lack the necessary resources for such opportunities. Additionally, organizational cultures that don’t support these outcomes often stand in the way. Researchers and practitioners gathered at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to share ideas and projects that will increase opportunities for incarcerated populations around the country. This show continues their conversation. 

NIJ 2022 Recidivism Forecasting Challenge: Filtering Winners by Year, Variables, and Methods

NIJ's 2022 Recidivism Forecasting Challenge aimed to improve the ability to forecast recidivism using person- and place-based variables with the goal of improving outcomes for those serving a community supervision sentence.

As a condition of receiving their prize, each of the 25 winners[1] were asked to submit a research paper that describes which variables did and did not matter to the final forecasting model...

Desistance from Crime: Interventions to Help Promote Desistance and Reduce Recidivism

November 2022

No single criminal justice agency can promote desistance on its own. Partnerships across state, local, and federal agencies — along with the support of family and community stakeholders — are instrumental in supporting desistance from crime and reducing recidivism.

Law enforcement, courts, corrections, and community supervision agencies play a key role in the desistance process and reducing recidivism.

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DataRobot Model

Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored