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1 day ago · Studies worldwide show that imprisoning juvenile offenders does little to reduce recidivism. Between 2008 and 2022, the number of juvenile convictions plummeted by nearly 70 percent.
1 day ago · Among those convicted of felon in possession, the recidivism rate is exceedingly high: 68 percent are rearrested within eight years; of those, 29 percent are arrested for assault. These rates are ...
5 days ago · Compared to today, Norway had even lower recidivism rates in the ‘50s and ‘60s — prior to rehabilitation reforms. Sweden, Finland and Denmark all have rehabilitation practices that are quite similar to Norway, and yet they don’t have much lower recidivism rates than the United States.
5 days ago · This is a historical list of countries by firearm-related death rate per 100,000 population in the listed year. Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides , depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards.
1 day ago · As of 2022, 36 of the 40 countries and territories that are classified by the IMF as developed countries (advanced economies), including the non-UN-members Hong Kong, Macau have completely abolished the death penalty. Only the United States, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes, and Israel for crimes under ...
1 day ago · It is unclear whether juvenile crime rates are actually rising. The Supreme People’s Court recently announced that it had sentenced 12,000 minors in the first three months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of nearly 80 percent. But that could reflect changes in officials’ decisions to prosecute, rather than an actual increase in offenses by ...
