We don't know who they are, why they're there, what kind of therapy they're receiving, or who they have access to. From a child welfare perspective, what the church is asking everyone to do is trust them. There's enough information out there and enough research finding about pedophiles that certainly suggests there's a high rate of recidivism.
Quotes about recidivism (8 Quotes)
Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism, significantly.
We have an incredible opportunity to reshape the way in which our nation fights poverty, and one of the most critical elements is to significantly and substantively reform our prison system to break the cycle of recidivism.
We have to accept the fact that the vast majority of perpetrators of these crimes are people who know their victims. It's the uncle who is trusted to act as a babysitter. It's the family friend. As soon as people accept the fact that recidivism rates are low, and that the offenses are perpetrated by people who are already involved in the family structure, then the solutions that are proposed become irrelevant.
One of the problems that we're having today is treating all sex offenders as equally dangerous - and using one-size-fits-all strategy to prevent sexual recidivism.
People who are arrested for OWI, for example, probably don't need to be locked up while they are awaiting sentencing. And there are some people who learn how to be worse in jail. Getting the right people involved in interventions will reduce the likelihood of recidivism.
My patient population has a low recidivism rate, but if they haven't made up their minds that it is permanent, then of course, they will fail.
There are over 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country, and statistics have shown that the recidivism rate for those criminals is high.