The numbers don't lie. Yet the government is lying to us once again, telling us the reoffense rate is HIGH. Maybe they should read their own study.

The reoffense rate is 5.3% to 13% according to the DOJ study, the Washington State study, Canadian study, and a new Kentucky study


DOJ 2003 Recidivism study. a 9 year study just released.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm


These reports were put out by Washington State Institute for
Public Policy
110 Fifth Avenue Southeast, Suite 214 • PO Box 40999 • Olympia, WA 98504-0999 • (360) 586-2677 • www.wsipp.wa.gov

Compared with the full population of felony offenders, sex offenders have the lowest recidivism rates for felony offenses (13 percent) and violent felony offenses (6.7 percent) but the highest recidivism rates for felony sex offenses (2.7 percent).

http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-08-1203.pdf

http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Images/newpdficon.gif Recidivism Rates (http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-08-1203.pdf)
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Images/newpdficon.gif Introduction (http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-08-1201.pdf)
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Images/newpdficon.gif Measuring Recidivism (http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-08-1202.pdf)
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Images/newpdficon.gif Sex Offenders vs. Non-sex Offenders (http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-09-1201.pdf)
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Images/newpdficon.gif Initial Sentencing Decision (http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-09-1202.pdf)
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Images/newpdficon.gif Predicting Sentencing (http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-09-1203.pdf)
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Images/newpdficon.gif Comparing Arrests to Court Filings (http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-09-1204.pdf)
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/Images/newpdficon.gif Comparing Charges to Convictions (http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/05-09-1205.pdf)

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