Identifying novel, health-related predictors of recidivism: Informing evidence-based throughcare
Around 55,000 people pass through Australia's prisons each year and after release manyexperience poor health; most reoffend and return to prison. This project will identify novel, modifiable health-related risk factors for recidivism, directly informing programs in prison and post-release to reduce Australia's stubbornly high recidivism rate.
Project Leaders
Professor Stuart Kinner (Griffith University)
Project Team
Dr Matt Spittal (University of Melbourne); Professor Faye Taxman (George Mason University); Dr Mark Rallings (Queensland Corrective Services)
Industry Partners
Queensland Corrective Services
Project Value
$390,000
Type of Funding
Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project
Dates
2014-2016
Theme/s
Corrections and Sentencing
Aims
- Identify novel, health-related predictors of recidivism in the first two years after release from adult custody
- Examine the extent to which risk and protective factors for recidivism vary over time and according to individual characteristics
- Provide evidence-based recommendations to improve throughcare interventions and reduce recidivism