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Steep decline in ex-offenders' probability of re-offending

After about 7.7 years after their last offense, if new Justice Department-funded research is correct, people with robbery convictions not only are much less likely to commit a new offense but thereafter are statistically less likely than the general population to commit new crimes. (Click on the chart to enlarge.) For burglars and those convicted of aggravated assault, the thresholds are even earlier (3.8 and 4.3 years, respectively).This from a new reentry study focused on post-conviction employment I noticed via Doc Berman and Ted Gest. According to USA Today ("Study could ease concern over hiring ex-offenders," July 1):A study funded by the Justice Department concludes that over time accused robbers, burglars and batterers pose no greater risk to employers than job candidates in the general population...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 07, 2009 (boomark / email).