RT Article
T1 Pick a number: mapping recidivism measures and their consequences
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 63
IS 5
SP 613
OP 635
A1 Nygaard Andersen, Synøve
A2 Skardhamar, Torbjørn
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1577423240
AB The Nordic countries are often seen as “exceptional” in that they have moderate punitive policies while also having low rates of crime and recidivism. It is, however, a challenge for comparative recidivism research that recidivism is measured in widely disparate ways. We exploit the richness and flexibility of Norwegian registry data to examine how and how much national recidivism rates may be affected by how, among whom, and for how long recidivism is measured. Our results vary from 9% to 53%, and these numbers could—notwithstanding scientific scrutiny—be taken as a validation as well as a debunking of the abovementioned notion of the Nordic penal exceptionalism.
K1 Measurement of recidivism
K1 Reoffending
K1 Survival analysis
K1 Registry data
K1 Erneutes Begehen einer Straftat
K1 Rückfallquote
K1 Datenerhebung
K1 Norwegen
DO 10.1177/0011128715570629