Prisoner Reentry Programs: History, Importance and Effectiveness

“[Ndrecka, Listwan, and Latessa] offer an exhaustive review of the literature what we need to know about prison reentry and what works with differing offender populations. Based on work that has been generated over the past 30 years, they offer a direction that suggest regardless of entry program, there must be attention paid to the principles of risk, need, and responsivity. “ – Stan Stojkovic, Book Introduction, p. 4

Recidivism Among a White-Collar Sample: Does Personality Matter?

With the exception of correctional research, the role of personality has been understudied in criminology in general and in the study of white-collar crime in particular. The usefulness of personality has typically been restricted to use as a diagnostic tool in differentiating among offenders for correctional classification purposes. The current research focuses on a sample of white-collar offenders who were convicted in federal courts to explain what role personality plays in explaining their rates of recidivism. Using the Jesness Inventory as a measure of personality, findings reveal that personality type is a significant predictor of offender recidivism with neurotic personality type significantly predicting probability of rearrest