Problems associated with measuring recidivism -- Data and methods -- An analysis of the factors associated with reconviction among juvenile offenders -- Model and modelling issues -- Discussion of main results
Summary
This report focuses on one aspect of recidivism - time to reoffend - among a cohort of juveniles with a proven court appearance in New South Wales. An analysis of this group showed that age of onset and a history of previous court appearances are the main correlates of time to recidivism. - Cf. AIC
Notes
"... discusses the results from an analysis of times to recidivism among juvenile offenders appearing in New South Wales courts. We selected a cohort of juveniles who had a proven court appearance in New South Wales at any time between 1 July 1992 and 30 June 1993 and followed them up during 60 months until 30 June 1997."--p. 1
Bibliography
Bibliographical references: pages 24-25
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Also available on the Internet at: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/rpp/17/full_report.pdf