Gauging success after release from prison: New study measures outcomes in six life domains
Dec 08, 2025
A recent National Academy of Sciences report criticized traditional ways of measuring success after individuals are released from prison that are entrenched in identifying failure by relying solely on recidivism, and place little weight on indicators of success. In a new study published in the Journ
al of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, researchers measured success using group-based multiple trajectory modeling; their findings offer timely evidence on the nuanced nature of reintegration and inform desistance theory and reintegration practice and policy. ...read more read less