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4 results foundAuthor: Mews, Aidan Title: Analysis on the impact of absconding incident history as a predictor of future absconding incidents Summary: This analytical summary presents findings on the relationship between prisoners' previous absconding history and absconding incidents committed during a two year period up to 30 May 2014. The analysis assesses the impact of previous absconding incidents (including all absconds, temporary release failures, escapes and attempted escapes) on predicting the likelihood of future absconding incidents of 23,701 prisoners during the two years up to 30 May 2014, 1.5 per cent of whom (347) had an absconding incident during this period. To make this assessment, adjustments were made to take account of offender, offence and prison level characteristics including gender, age, ethnicity, the qualifying offence, criminal history and type of prison. Absconding incident history was available from 2004 for temporary release failures and absconds, and from 1997 for escapes and attempted escapes. Details: London: Ministry of Justice, 2014. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Analytical summary: Accessed February 9, 2015 at: http://socialwelfare.bl.uk/subject-areas/services-client-groups/adult-offenders/ministryofjustice/169862analysis-of-prison-incidents.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://socialwelfare.bl.uk/subject-areas/services-client-groups/adult-offenders/ministryofjustice/169862analysis-of-prison-incidents.pdf Shelf Number: 134578 Keywords: Absconding (U.K.)EscapesTemporary Release |
Author: Day, Mark Title: Release on temporary licence and its role in promoting effective resettlement and rehabilitation Summary: Release on temporary licence (ROTL) is a pivotal part of the process of resettlement and rehabilitation. For many people in prison, particularly those who are serving long sentences, the chance to experience ROTL and open prison conditions are a vital stage in the preparation for their safe release. They enable people to sort out jobs, housing and establish contact with families which help them to reduce their risk of reoffending. Less than 1% of releases on temporary licence fail and, of these, only 6.1% involve an arrestable offence. This is the equivalent of five arrests per 100,000 releases. The government has conducted a review into ROTL following three tragic incidents involving people on temporary release in the summer of 2013 and a small number of high profile absconds from open prisons in 2014. Interim measures have been put in place and a revised policy is expected to be introduced in February 2015. Since the start of the review, people in prison in contact with the Prison Reform Trust have reported increasing delays in obtaining access to open conditions and permission for temporary release and mounting frustration at being denied opportunities to progress their sentences. The latest Ministry of Justice statistics show that the number of releases on temporary licence has decreased by nearly one quarter since 2013. This briefing highlights the importance of ROTL for reducing reoffending and calls for a review of the government's changes to the scheme to ensure fairness and proportionality. Details: London: Prison Reform Trust, 2015. 19p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 26, 2015 at: http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/InsideOutfinal.pdf Year: 2015 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/InsideOutfinal.pdf Shelf Number: 134720 Keywords: Prisoner Reentry (U.K.)Prisoner RehabilitationResettlementTemporary Release |
Author: Helmus, Leslie Title: Temporary absences reduce unemployment and returns to custody for women offenders Summary: Temporary absences (TAs) allow offenders to leave the institution for short periods of time to attend to administrative matters, perform community service, strengthen family contacts, receive medical attention, attend to parental responsibilities, engage in personal development, and/or attend rehabilitative programming in the community. TAs are intended to assist in community reintegration by allowing gradual and conditional access to the community while supporting offender rehabilitation efforts. This report focused only on the rehabilitative types of TAs, excluding those granted for medical or administrative purposes (as there is less discretion in granting these absences). The purpose of the current study was to examine who received TAs and to explore the impact of participating in TAs on community outcomes for women offenders. The final sample included 1,683 women offenders released to the community between April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2011. Outcomes included unemployment, any return to custody, return to custody with a new offence, and return to custody without a new offence. Overall, 44% of women offenders received a TA during their sentence. Women who received a TA were generally more likely to be higher risk, higher need, have lower Reintegration Potential, and were serving a longer sentence. Participation in TAs was also related to community outcomes. A significant dosage effect was found for returns to custody for any reason and returns to custody for a new offence: the more TAs an offender received, the lower the chances of returning to custody. For unemployment and returns without an offence, merely participating in a TA (yes/no) demonstrated a significant reduction in negative outcomes. These findings indicate that higher risk women are more likely to participate in TAs, and according to the risk principle of effective correctional practice, they stand to benefit the most from them. Additionally, participation in TAs reduces unemployment and returns to custody. Consequently, TAs play a valuable role in gradual reintegration to the community, and generally, the more the offenders participate, the greater the benefits. Details: Ottawa: Correctional Service of Canada, 2015. 30p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Report No. R-354: Accessed April 5, 2018 at: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/scc-csc/PS83-3-354-eng.pdf Year: 2015 Country: Canada URL: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/scc-csc/PS83-3-354-eng.pdf Shelf Number: 149701 Keywords: Ex-offender EmploymentFemale OffendersPrisoner ReentryTemporary ReleaseUnemploymentWomen Offenders |
Author: Hillier, Joseph Title: The Reoffending Impact of Increased Release of Prisoners on Temporary Licence Summary: Research from the USA suggests temporary release from prison is an effective way to improve offenders' reoffending and employment outcomes. This study assesses the impact of Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) in England and Wales from a dose-response perspective. The effects on individuals' reoffending outcomes of increasing numbers of temporary releases in the period leading up to release from prison on individuals' reoffending were examined. Data of those released from prison in 2012 and 2013 were used in the analysis. Key findings - Results suggest that increased use of ROTL overall was associated with reduced reoffending for those to whom it was given prior to release from prison in 2012 and 2013. This was after controlling for offenders' characteristics, offending history and ROTL failure. - For those given at least one ROTL, additional ROTLs in the six-month period leading up to release were associated with small but statistically significant reductions in rates of proven reoffending and frequency of reoffences. - The reoffending effects associated with increased ROTLs became larger the closer individuals were to release. - The categories of ROTL were associated with different impacts. For example, after controlling for other variables, in the six-month period leading up to release: - Each additional Resettlement Day Release was associated with a 0.5% reduced odds of reoffending over a one-year follow-up period. - Each additional Resettlement Overnight Release was associated with a 5% reduced odds of reoffending over a one-year follow-up period. - Further analysis comparing those with under 25 ROTLs within six months prior to release with similar offenders with 25 or more ROTLs confirmed that the higher ROTL group had a 3.1 percentage points lower reoffending rate over a one-year follow-up period (and 0.1 fewer reoffences per offender on average). - While the approach taken in this study involved adjusting for offenders' characteristics, offending history and ROTL failure, it cannot definitively control for all factors that may influence the findings. In particular, the available data do not include ROTL release duration or contextual details such as the quality of the ROTL release. Details: London: Ministry of Justice, 2018. 15p. Source: Internet Resource: Analytical Summary: Accessed May 31, 2018 at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/709123/rotl-report.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/709123/rotl-report.pdf Shelf Number: 150351 Keywords: RecidivismReoffendingTemporary Release |