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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO YOUTH RECIDIVISM A CASE STUDY OF DISTRICT SWABI

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2022(V-I).04      10.31703/gasr.2022(V-I).04      Published : Dec 1

Sociodemographic Factors Contributing to Youth Recidivism: A Case Study of District Swabi

Abstract

    Recidivism refers to the tendency of a person who has been released from prison to re-offend and return to prison. It is often measured by the percentage of individuals who are re-arrested, re- convicted, or re-incarcerated within a certain period of time after their release from prison. This study aims to identify the predictors of criminal recidivism in District Swabi. Data pertaining Ex-inmates' data was collected through interviews. Social stigma, unemployment, lack of reintegration, personal distress, violent prisoner, drug abuse, and lack of educational facilities were found to have effects on criminal recidivism, as the respondents revealed based on their experiences, and it is also revealed that such predictors if experienced, can lead to further reoffending. Various strategies have been proposed to address recidivism, including providing education and job training programs for prisoners.

    Recidivism, Swabi, Factors

    (1) Afzal Ahmad
    Department of Sociology, University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
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