The Early Studies of Recidivism That Tracked People Released from Confinement

question 23

Multiple Choice

The early studies of recidivism that tracked people released from confinement found that:

• A) the vast majority of people deemed violent did not reoffend.
• B) the vast majority of people deemed non-violent did reoffend.
• C) the classification of risk based on clinical judgment is mostly correct.
• D) about half of the subjects reoffended within 3 years.

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