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reoffend

to commit another offence.
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On the other hand, only 42% of criminals in what's known as "settled accommodation" had reoffended during the same period.
From the street to the cell; More than two thirds of prisoners released to homelessness reoffend within a year
Before the reform was introduced by former Justice Secretary Chris Grayling in 2014, 59% of those jailed for under a year reoffended - despite having no supervision.
Reoffending on rise after privatisation
c w Some 11 per cent of all children who reoffended did so within one month.
FOUR IN TEN CHILD CRIMINALS REOFFEND WITHIN A YEAR THE CHILDREN TRAPPED IN A LIFE OF CRIME
Those that reoffended in the region went on to commit between three and four offences each, on average.
One third of criminals reoffend within a year of their sentence
It found that on average 17% of The Clink programme participants reoffended compared to 29% of offenders who didn't participate in the programme.
Restaurant helps reduce prisoners' reoffending rates
Even including those on longer sentences, one in three Merseyside criminals reoffended after being freed from prison.
60% of city's released criminals strike again
"People who reoffended were much more likely to have lower activity in the anterior cingulate cortices than those who had higher functioning ACCs," Kiehl said.
Brain Scans Might Predict Future Criminal Behavior
In total, 36,000 juveniles reoffended, committing more than 100,000 further offences between them, an average of almost three each.
Youth reoffender numbers blamed on a lack of work; 48.8% OF MERTHYR'S JUVENILE LAWBREAKERS DID IT AGAIN
Among prisoners serving less than 12 months, the national reoffending rate is 59.9%, but only 39% of those with a bank account reoffended - a reduction of 34.8% at the prison.
Banking on cutting reoffending
Around 45 per cent of all 45,000 crooks released from jail or given a community sentence in 2002-3 reoffended within two years, Executive figures showed yesterday.
Cathy crime setback
This, in turn, causes multiple injuries to society, including the cost of the crime itself, the need for appropriate housing for the offender, the loss of productivity that could be expected had the person not reoffended, and the harm to the family structures of victim and offender.
Offender reentry: a returning or reformed criminal?

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