Source:
"Controversial Early Release Program for Inmates Lowering Recidivism in Connecticut" by Ray Hardman
"Controversial Early Release Program for Inmates Lowering Recidivism in Connecticut" by Ray Hardman
Summary:
This publication delivers a message of measurable success in lowering recidivism due to a state facilitated program in CT. This program known as RREC, or Risk Reduction Earned Credit, reduces a prisoner's sentencing upon the completion of offered programs and other requirements. The Office of Policy and Management's Statistical Analysis Center completed a study which measured the rate of recidivism for "3,279 prisoners who were discharged with at least some RREC credit." The OPMSAC's findings indicate a 11% decrease in recidivism over a period of three years(2011-2014). The results were presented to the public and published on March 25, 2015 by The Research Unit at
OPM/CJPPD(Office of Policy an Managment Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division).
This publication delivers a message of measurable success in lowering recidivism due to a state facilitated program in CT. This program known as RREC, or Risk Reduction Earned Credit, reduces a prisoner's sentencing upon the completion of offered programs and other requirements. The Office of Policy and Management's Statistical Analysis Center completed a study which measured the rate of recidivism for "3,279 prisoners who were discharged with at least some RREC credit." The OPMSAC's findings indicate a 11% decrease in recidivism over a period of three years(2011-2014). The results were presented to the public and published on March 25, 2015 by The Research Unit at
OPM/CJPPD(Office of Policy an Managment Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division).
Quality:
This article came from WNPR of Connecticut and contains data collected by The Office of Policy and Management's Statistical Analysis Center regarding the declination of recidivism rates after 2011 by the result of the RREC (Risk Reduction Earned Credit) program. The author of this article has also acquired degrees in journalism and broadcasting and has committed more than 20 years to presenting and delivering the news. A portion of a phone interview with Mike Lawlor, OPM's Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, is included, showing his stance on the success of the RREC program and supporting the author's work.
This article came from WNPR of Connecticut and contains data collected by The Office of Policy and Management's Statistical Analysis Center regarding the declination of recidivism rates after 2011 by the result of the RREC (Risk Reduction Earned Credit) program. The author of this article has also acquired degrees in journalism and broadcasting and has committed more than 20 years to presenting and delivering the news. A portion of a phone interview with Mike Lawlor, OPM's Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, is included, showing his stance on the success of the RREC program and supporting the author's work.
Issues:
The article shows evidence that indicates the RREC program has been successful in lowering recidivism, but fails to identify what percentage of the CT prison population the 3,279 participants studied represent. More information could have also been offered on the amount of time credited for participation in the program and good behavior, which ultimately resulted in prison sentence reductions. Due to the adolescence of the new program with only one round of participants having matured to the three year mark, weaknesses in the evidence may transpire due to the RREC program's lack of longstanding, potentially discrediting this article in the future.
The article shows evidence that indicates the RREC program has been successful in lowering recidivism, but fails to identify what percentage of the CT prison population the 3,279 participants studied represent. More information could have also been offered on the amount of time credited for participation in the program and good behavior, which ultimately resulted in prison sentence reductions. Due to the adolescence of the new program with only one round of participants having matured to the three year mark, weaknesses in the evidence may transpire due to the RREC program's lack of longstanding, potentially discrediting this article in the future.
Key Words and Phrases:
Risk Reduction Earned Credit, recidivism, reducing recidivism rates, prisoners, discharge, community supervision, parole, probation, reentry, Connecticut, correctional staff, legislature,
Risk Reduction Earned Credit, recidivism, reducing recidivism rates, prisoners, discharge, community supervision, parole, probation, reentry, Connecticut, correctional staff, legislature,
Quotes:
"The goal was: if you do this, you will see crime go down. You will see recidivism go down. Since we've implemented it, recidivism has gone down by eleven percent..." Mike Lawlor
"Lawlor said that since RREC was adopted in 2011, assaults on staff and inmates in Connecticut prisons 'has gone way down.'" Ray Hardman
"The goal was: if you do this, you will see crime go down. You will see recidivism go down. Since we've implemented it, recidivism has gone down by eleven percent..." Mike Lawlor
"Lawlor said that since RREC was adopted in 2011, assaults on staff and inmates in Connecticut prisons 'has gone way down.'" Ray Hardman
Source Link:
http://wnpr.org/post/controversial-early-release-program-inmates-lowering-recidivism-connecticut
Works Cited:
Hardman, Ray. "Controversial Early Release Program for Inmates Lowering Recidivism in Connecticut." Controversial Early Release Program for Inmates Lowering Recidivism in Connecticut. WNPR, 27 Mar. 2015. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
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