Summary
Strategy 1: Use data to drive recidivism-reduction efforts.
Track and publish multiple measures of recidivism.
- Track and publish reincarceration, rearrest, and reconviction rates for all people leaving prison.
- Analyze and publish recidivism rates in multiple ways to identify factors driving reincarceration, rearrest, and reconviction trends and track changes in trends over time.
Expand recidivism tracking to include the probation population.
- Require probation agencies to track and publish incarceration, rearrest, and reconviction rates annually for all people starting probation.
- Analyze and publish recidivism rates in multiple ways to identify factors driving reincarceration, rearrest, and reconviction trends and track changes in trends over time.
Use measures that permit more timely analysis in addition to cohort-based measures.
- Track and publish arrest, conviction, incarceration, and revocation of people on supervision on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
- Ensure that data systems can show whether people are revoked from probation or parole for committing new crimes or for violating the conditions of supervision.
- Require the use of a unique state identification number across all agencies for people in the criminal justice system.
Set recidivism-reduction goals for people leaving prison and people on probation.
- Collaborate with criminal justice stakeholders to identify recidivism-reduction goals.
- Ensure data systems are in place to track outcomes and publish results.
- Adjust strategies to achieve recidivism-reduction goals.
- Train corrections and supervision staff on effective practices to reduce recidivism and incorporate recidivism reduction into performance evaluations.