http://community.nicic.org/blogs/corrections_headlines/archive/tags/Massachusetts/default.aspxTags: MassachusettsenCommunityServer 2007.1 SP1 (Build: 30415.43)http://community.nicic.org/blogs/corrections_headlines/archive/2008/05/01/what-contributes-to-recidivism.aspxThu, 01 May 2008 16:10:00 GMT26cc0436-63b6-4ef3-9d43-d8006bc9b9ca:9262Eileen Conway0<p>The Urban Institute has released a double whammy examining factors contributing to recidivism.&nbsp; Working in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, the Massachusetts Recidivism Study contains three interrelated study components addressed in two new reports.&nbsp; <a class="" title="MA recidivism study" href="http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411657_massachusetts_recidivism.pdf">Massachusetts Recidivism Study:</a> A Closer Look at Releases and Returns to Prison analyzes DOC administrative data and recidivism on a variety of statistical and demographic fronts.&nbsp; Its companion report, <a class="" title="Reincarcerated report" href="http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411656_mass_prisons.pdf">Reincarcerated:</a> The Experiences of Men Returning to Massachusetts Prisons examines the results of parole office focus groups, as well as interviews of returning recidivists.</p><img src="http://community.nicic.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9262" width="1" height="1">ResearchRecidivismMassachusetts