Gauging success after release from prison: New study measures outcomes in six life domains

Summary

A National Academy of Sciences report criticized traditional measures of success for individuals released from prison, which focus primarily on recidivism and overlook other success indicators. A new study in the Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology utilized group-based multiple trajectory modeling to provide evidence on the complexities of reintegration, contributing to desistance theory and informing related practices and policies.