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     <title>RAND Research Topic: Recidivism</title>
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   <title type="html">Can Gitmo&apos;s Terrorists Be Rehabilitated?</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/06/29/CSM.html</id>
   <published>Jun 28, 2009</published>
   <updated>Jun 28, 2009</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Before he closes Guant&amp;aacute;namo, Obama must take a clear-eyed look at the record &amp;ndash; and anticipate the next chapter of the fight against terrorism. What happens to terrorist suspects after they leave the detention center at Guant&amp;aacute;namo Bay, asks Aidan Kirby Winn.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Recidivism No Higher Among Deportable Immigrants Than Similar Nondeportable Immigrants</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/02/22/index1.html</id>
   <published>Feb 22, 2008</published>
   <updated>Feb 22, 2008</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Deportable immigrants released from the Los Angeles County jail system were no more likely to be rearrested than similar nondeportable immigrants released during the same period.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">The Recidivism Patterns of Previously Deported Aliens Released from a Local Jail: Are They High-Risk Offenders?</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080615.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2007</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2007</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Relative to similarly situated deportable aliens with no record of deportation, previously deported aliens are more likely to be rearrested, to be rearrested more quickly, and to be rearrested more frequently in a one-year follow-up period.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Are Deportable Aliens a Unique Threat to Public Safety? Comparing the Recidivism of Deportable and Nondeportable Aliens</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080215.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2007</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2007</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The study compared the recidivism of 517 deportable and 780 nondeportable aliens released from the Los Angeles County Jail over a 30-day period in 2002.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Focus on the Worst Ex-Cons and Boost Community-Based Rehab</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/05/27/RPE.html</id>
   <published>May 27, 2007</published>
   <updated>May 27, 2007</updated>
   <summary type="html">Focus on the Worst Ex-Cons and Boost Community-Based Rehab in Riverside Press-Enterprise</summary>
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   <title type="html">Acculturation and Driving Under the Influence: A Study of Repeat Offenders</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060514.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2005</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2005</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Logistic regression modeling showed that acculturation was significantly related to self-reported DUI recidivism even after controlling for other factors associated with DUI convictions during a 2-year follow-up. Acculturation may serve as a risk factor for repeat convictions. Efforts to reduce multiple DUI convictions may need to consist of ways to target persons who are less acculturated.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Predicting DUI Recidivism: Personality, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Risk Factors</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060308.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2005</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2005</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Individuals who believe that they are affected positively by alcohol intoxication are not responding to the standard penalties for DUI and persist in driving after drinking.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Juvenile Probation Initiatives in California and Their Effects</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9130.html</id>
   <published>Nov 25, 2005</published>
   <updated>Nov 25, 2005</updated>
   <summary type="html">Over the past ten years, probation departments across the state of California have undertaken five major initiatives aimed at juvenile offenders and at-risk youths.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Making the Crime Fit the Penalty: The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion Under Mandatory Minimum Sentencing</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20051027.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2004</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2004</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;This paper empirically documents one way in which prosecutorial discretion may be used to dampen the effects of mandatory minimum sentencing laws.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Collaborations Between Drug Courts and Service Providers: Characteristics and Challenges</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040515.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2003</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2003</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Addressing the multiple treatment needs of drug-involved offenders can enhance outcomes including sobriety and recidivism.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Adult Offenders: A Methodological, Quality-Based Review</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010821.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2000</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2000</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;This article reviews recent recidivism studies for two rehabilitation programs: Moral Reconation Therapy, which attempts to reduce recidivism by increasing the moral reasoning abilities of offenders, and Reasoning and Rehabilitation, which aims to educate offenders to change underlying criminogenic thoughts and attitudes.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: Measuring Costs and Benefits</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR699-1.html</id>
   <published>Jan 1, 1998</published>
   <updated>Jan 1, 1998</updated>
   <summary type="html">In combating crime in America, little attention has been paid to keeping children from becoming criminals.  What benefit might be realized from such an approach, and at what cost?</summary>
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   <title type="html">Recidivism in Child Protective Services</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19970011.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 1996</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 1996</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Uses data from a survey conducted by the California Department of Social Services to examine the extent of recidivism in child protective case openings in California and the factors associated with it.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: What Are the Costs and Benefits?</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4010.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 1995</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 1995</updated>
   <summary type="html">Much less attention has been paid to diverting youths who have not yet committed crimes from doing so.</summary>
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   <title type="html">An Experimental Evaluation of the Phoenix Repeat Offender Program</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP419.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 1995</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 1995</updated>
   <summary type="html">The authors used a randomized field experiment to evaluate the impact of efforts at post-arrest case enhancement by a special repeat offender unit of the Phoenix Police Department. </summary>
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   <title type="html">Three Strikes and You&amp;rsquo;re Out: Estimated Benefits and Costs of California&amp;rsquo;s New Mandatory-Sentencing Law</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR509.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 1993</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 1993</updated>
   <summary type="html">The authors report on the benefits and costs of California&apos;s new mandatory-sentencing law, which provides for progressively longer sentences with an increasing number of prior convictions for serious felonies.</summary>
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   <title type="html">California&apos;s New Three-Strikes Law: Benefits, Costs, and Alternatives</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4009.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 1993</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 1993</updated>
   <summary type="html">How much crime reduction can they expect from the three-strikes law? And how much will it cost? What about the alternatives? And where will the money come from?</summary>
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   <title type="html">Chronic Juvenile Offenders: Final Results from the Skillman Aftercare Experiment</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR220.html</id>
   <published>Jan 1, 1993</published>
   <updated>Jan 1, 1993</updated>
   <summary type="html">A classical experimental design was used to determine whether delinquents assigned to an experimental intensive aftercare program implemented in two sites had lower relapse and recidivism rates and a better readjustment to the community.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Prison versus Probation in California: Implications for Crime and Offender Recidivism</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3323.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 1985</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 1985</updated>
   <summary type="html">This report, part of a RAND study of the use of prison and probation for felony offenders, examines offender behavior after imprisonment. </summary>
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   <title type="html">The Prevalence, Predictability, and Policy Implications of Recidivism</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3413.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 1985</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 1985</updated>
   <summary type="html">Examines the accuracy of both assumptions and the implications for policies regarding the length of sentences imposed.</summary>
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