Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/192754 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Papers No. 772
Publisher: 
Statistics Norway, Research Department, Oslo
Abstract: 
Recidivism studies differ with respect to samples, definitions and follow-up periods. While it is recognized that such differences hamper comparability, there is little systematic knowledge about how recidivism figures are affected. We explore how deliberate changes in the following three parameters affect the reported recidivism levels: 1) sample definition, 2) measure of recidivism, and 3) length of follow up. We use administrative records from Norway which allow using total offender populations and combining information from several sources. Our results show that the proportion of reoffenders varies from 9 to 53 percent, depending on how, among whom and for how long recidivism is measured.
Subjects: 
Recidivism
Relapse to crime
Crime
Measuring
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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