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Citation needed. Here, let me Google "prison recidivism non-violent" for you -- a 1997 study which suggests that only about 15% of nonviolent offenders are ret
by zach 17y ago
Citation needed. Here, let me Google "prison recidivism non-violent" for you -- a 1997 study which suggests that only about 15% of nonviolent offenders are returned to prison within three years for violent offenses [PDF]:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/pnoesp.pdf http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/pnoesp.pdf
- sho 17y agoYou're proving the parent's point?
- zach 17y agoIsn't 15% is about what you would expect if they were randomly convicted first of a nonviolent offense?
- radu_floricica 17y agoMaybe in America. In my corner of the world it would be way under 1%.
- zach 17y agoI wouldn't be surprised if it were lower, but I would love to see some real statistics in play.