New Study on Distorted Statistics on Recidivism

Alissa R. Ackerman and Marshall Burns had a study published in the Spring 2016 issue of the Justice Policy Journal on how the government and media distort the statistics for recidivism and how those distorted statistics are derived.

You can read the report here: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/distorted-statistics-on-recidivism-may-2016.pdf

 


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One thought on “New Study on Distorted Statistics on Recidivism

  • May 15, 2016

    This is a really good one! We kind of already knew this but having it laid out in black and white is a real gem! But my question is (as has always been) WHY??? Is there really that much money to be made from ruining the lives of all these folks without just cause? And the really hard part is that the sheeple are so indoctrinated that even if the govt suddenly did an about face the general public would not …

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