Reducing criminal recidivism

By Ann M. Schlarb, PhD, President of GEO Care. Published in Washington Times on Oct. 24, 2018. When a person is sentenced to jail or prison, their incarceration should be viewed as an opportunity for reform. A long-awaited discussion is currently taking place in Congress on how to meaningfully reduce recidivism rates, and to address this challenge, we must look to the evidence and programs that are well documented through research in order to know what actually works.