recidivism

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Therapeutic communities could reduce future recidivism in young people with drug and alcohol problems who have a history of criminal convictions.

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Finding stable housing is one of the biggest challenges facing prison leavers. Access to public housing flattens the curve on recidivism.

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Prisons seem an unlikely source of outstanding university students, but it is. What’s more, those who have done such study are much less likely to re-offend when they get out.

CONFIT founder Joseph Kwon.

With the collective support of UNSW academics, the Centre for Social Impact and the Founders program, Joseph created CONFIT, a business that provides a supportive network for ex-inmates to reintegrate back into society through fitness. 

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Vocation and education training plays big role in reducing recidivism rates according to new research.