Recidivism belongs to the main categories of criminology, crime policy and criminal justice. If the target of preventing offenders from reoffending is taken seriously crime policy should be measured by success of certain ...

Background: The proportion of women incarcerated is growing at a faster pace than that for men. The reasons for this important increase have been mainly attributed to drug-using lifestyle and drug-related offenses. About ...

Objectives This article assesses the impact of the new regime of alternative sanctions implemented in Chile between the years 2012 and 2015 on recidivism. It aims to fill the evidence gap on the effects of structural changes ...

Purpose: To evaluate the role of alcohol and drug consumption between sexual offenders against boys and girls. Method: It was an observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study carried out by the Ambulatory for the ...

Se analizan respuestas de 239 adolescentes varones condenados por diversos delitos, y agrupados en seis trayectorias delictivas definidas por características psicológicas, riesgos y comportamiento problemático. El autorreporte ...

Se estudió la validez predictiva del instrumento Ficha de Evaluación de Riesgos y Recursos (FER-R) para adolescentes infractores de ley, en un lapso de dos años (2009-2011). La FER-R consta de 60 ítems y permite el registro ...