Criminal
Apr. 5, 2012
Recidivism statistics vary from county to county
As more offenders are shifted to local control under California's realignment process, county recidivism statistics could be crucial. The problem is, not every county measures recidivism in the same way.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Policymakers often treat statistics as fact, a helpful tool for buttressing decisions with scientific certainty and respectability. But numbers are sometimes the product of a less-than-ideal - and often downright muddled - process.
Generalized statistics on recidivism rates in California are firmly in this category, according to many people embedded in the criminal justice community. While they are of...
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