A methodology for reconviction
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This paper gives an overview of measures commonly used in reconviction studies and outlines how to use Police National Computer [PNC] data to conduct a reconviction study. It highlights the need for standardisation in how reconviction studies are conducted and openess about limitations of working with official sources of data. The paper is written for researchers, practitioners and students alike who are interested in conducting reconviction studies and/or the use of PNC data in research more widely. ∗ Thanks to Dr. Les Humphries (Lancaster), Philip Howard (NOMS), Pascale Reinke (IoC), [...] and Stephanie Kelly (TSIP) for comments on earlier versions of this paper. Thanks also to Dr. Philippe Sulger (Zurich) for help with the R code. † Institute of Criminology, Sidgwick Avenue, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DA Cambridge, UK; Phone: +44 (0)1223 746519, E-mail: [email protected].
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