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The other brochure would be addressed to the prison counselors. These would contain research findings and the actual causes of recidivism. The third brochure would be distributed to relevant agencies like the state prison department. This brochure would contain facts on recidivism and urge the department to target the main sources of recidivism directly. We would like to draw their attention towards psychological aspect of recidivism. According to Quinsey study in which 311 inmates who had returned to prison were closely studied, the researchers found that static risk predictors are of little help to the agencies ho need accurate results to build a sound Corrections program. They brought forth some dynamic factors which include such things as choice mechanism, genetic and parental factors and in short all psychological reasons that can lead to relapse. In this way Quinsey study is the first research to discuss the psychological aspect of recidivism and they maintain that if the psychological responses of offenders were...
They also offer instructions for the parole officers. It is found that instead of focusing on insignificant things like offender's failures to meet appointments it is more important that parole officers "focus on some of the mundane events in offenders' lives, especially the problems they encounter, how they manage these problems, and their moods or emotional reactions" (p.149).
These will help in controlling the rate of recidivism in the country. The prisoners must be treated like human beings and their psychological health should be the most important concern. The government should prepare programs that help in behavior change instead of offering strict punishment alone. This is the main purpose of our group project and we will take various steps to help improve the situation.
Reference
Edward Zamble and Vernon L. Quinsey, (1997) the Criminal Recidivism Process, Cambridge University Press.
Reference
Edward Zamble and Vernon L. Quinsey, (1997) the Criminal Recidivism Process, Cambridge University Press.
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