As a solution, he proposes counseling intervention to reduce recidivism.

No study to date demonstrates that prison nurseries reduce recidivism.

It is hard to imagine a point of view more at variance with everything we know about human development - or less likely to reduce recidivism.

States have also addressed the shortage of prison space by trying to reduce recidivism with more training and treatment programs for inmates.

The bill's authors are probably too confident that drug treatment, education and housing assistance can reduce recidivism on their own.

Officials say the program's goal is not primarily to reduce recidivism, although that would be a welcome side effect.

It might also help reduce criminal recidivism, and therefore, prison overcrowding.

The reform is endorsed by some police chiefs, who believe it will help reduce recidivism.

Exposure to horses appears to improve the behavior of inmates and help reduce recidivism when they leave.