<div dir="ltr"><p>property crime has a high return rate. violent crime has a low return rate.<strong><em><br></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><a href="http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=17">http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=17</a><br>
</em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Summary findings</em></strong></p>
<ul><li>During 2007, a total of 1,180,469 persons on parole were at-risk
of reincarceration. This includes persons under parole supervision on
January 1 or those entering parole during the year. Of these parolees,
about 16% were returned to incarceration in 2007.</li><li>Among nearly 300,000 prisoners released in 15 states in 1994,
67.5% were rearrested within 3 years. A study of prisoners released in
1983 estimated 62.5%.</li><li>Of the 272,111 persons released from prisons in 15 states in
1994, an estimated 67.5% were rearrested for a felony or serious
misdemeanor within 3 years, 46.9% were reconvicted, and 25.4%
resentenced to prison for a new crime.</li><li>These offenders had accumulated 4.1 million arrest charges
before their most recent imprisonment and another 744,000 charges within
3 years of release.</li><li>Released prisoners with the highest rearrest rates were robbers
(70.2%), burglars (74.0%), larcenists (74.6%), motor vehicle thieves
(78.8%), those in prison for possessing or selling stolen property
(77.4%), and those in prison for possessing, using, or selling illegal
weapons (70.2%).</li><li>Within 3 years, 2.5% of released rapists were arrested for
another rape, and 1.2% of those who had served time for homicide were
arrested for homicide.</li></ul></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:22 AM, Rev. Johnny Healey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rev.null@gmail.com" target="_blank">rev.null@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="im">On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com" target="_blank">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>></span> wrote:</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Furthermore, it's a documented fact that 75% or so of violent felonies are committed by repeat offenders. So, if you permanently imprison or execute them the next time they repeat, then you reduce violent felonies by 75%.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>Can you cite your sources on this? I was under the impression that the recidivism rate for violent offences was much lower than this.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Johnny </div></div></div></div>
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