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The Predictive Ability Of Self-Efficacy On Recidivism Among Adult Male Offenders, Marianne Kelly
The Predictive Ability Of Self-Efficacy On Recidivism Among Adult Male Offenders, Marianne Kelly
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
With crime rates high and increasing numbers of offenders receiving community-based corrections sentences, factors related to risk of recidivism should be a high priority for researchers. The impact of crime on offenders, victims, and communities is costly. Traditional punishment has done little to reduce crime, particularly among repeat offenders. The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive ability of self-efficacy on recidivism, based on social cognitive theory. The research design was quantitative and nonexperimental, using regression analyses. The nonrandomized sample consisted of adult males incarcerated on felony charges at a large urban jail in the Midwest of the …
Psycho-Social Processes Of Desistance In Post-Release Reintegration Of African American Ex-Offenders, Ladawn Jones
Psycho-Social Processes Of Desistance In Post-Release Reintegration Of African American Ex-Offenders, Ladawn Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Virginia’s incarceration statistics revealed a significant increase in recidivism 6-36 months post-release, the highest jail occupancy rate in the United States in 2014, and the seventh highest prison occupancy rate in 2016. African American males are the highest incarcerated population every year statewide. Virginia’s diversion initiative, implemented to address recidivism and overcrowding, had a high failure rate among enrollees in reported outcomes from 2010 to 2015, a lower number of African American enrollees compared to White enrollees, and inconsistent funding from 2007 to 2015. This phenomenological case study focused on the reintegration experiences of African American ex-offenders in Virginia through …
A Phenomenological Study Of Christian Conversion And Recidivism In Ex-Prisoners, Christopher Featherstone
A Phenomenological Study Of Christian Conversion And Recidivism In Ex-Prisoners, Christopher Featherstone
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Recidivism rates are high in the United States. According to the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, within 5 years of being released, 77% of ex-prisoners are arrested, with 37%
arrested within the first 6 months and 57% arrested within the first year. Past research has
indicated that religiosity functions as a protective factor in relation to criminal behaviors
that is consistent across genders and developmental periods. The purpose of this
qualitative study was to examine Christianity as a protective factor against offending. The
theoretical framework of the study, self-determination theory, with its focus on
individualsâ growth tendencies based on self-motivation and …