Recidivism among Icelandic Prison Inmates Released in 2009-2011

• Main Author: Kjartan Örn Yeoman 1990-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Sálfræði; Fangar; Afbrotamenn; Atferli; Psychology; Recidivism; Prisoners; Behavior; Veita; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/22519

Countries that expect inmates to return to the community after serving their sentence in prison aim to reduce recidivism. The purpose of this study is to evaluate recidivism rates among inmates who are released from security prisons compared to prisoners released from halfway houses. The study consi...