In the first post in what will be a period series looking at our official crime stats and what they mean, here I dig into "recidivism," an incredibly important number that is measured poorly and may be impossible to measure well.
Tag: Statistics
Technical Note on Prison Admissions in the National Corrections Reporting Program
A brief post on conflicts between the NCRP and NPS over prison admissions--a challenge for those doing empirical work on prisons, and a broader warning about the pitfalls in our criminal legal data.
Prisons, Prosecutors, and the Politics of Punishment 