Measuring ReoffendingWhy two recidivism rates are usually not comparable at all.Criminal JusticeEvery measure counts something different and misses something else.MeasureCapturesLimitationRearrestPolice contactHighest count, weakest proofReconvictionCourt outcomeMisses undetected offendingReimprisonmentReturn to custodyReflects sentencing policySelf-reportBehaviour reportedDepends on candour and recallBreach or recallRule violationNot new offending at allEducational reference. Two reoffending rates are comparable only ifmeasure, follow-up window and cohort definition all match.Measuring Reoffendinglearnposters.com
Measuring Reoffending — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Measuring Reoffending poster

A 5-row table: Measure · Captures · Limitation.

Every measure counts something different and misses something else.

Educational reference. Two reoffending rates are comparable only if measure, follow-up window and cohort definition all match.

Questions about the Measuring Reoffending poster

What’s on the Measuring Reoffending poster?
A 5-row table: Measure · Captures · Limitation. Every measure counts something different and misses something else. Rearrest — Police contact — Highest count, weakest proof; Reconviction — Court outcome — Misses undetected offending; Reimprisonment — Return to custody — Reflects sentencing policy; Self-report — Behaviour reported — Depends on candour and recall; Breach or recall — Rule violation — Not new offending at all. Educational reference. Two reoffending rates are comparable only if measure, follow-up window and cohort definition all match.
Who is the Measuring Reoffending poster for?
Measuring Reoffending belongs to the Criminal Justice section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning corrections can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Measuring Reoffending poster?
Check the measure, the window and the cohort before quoting any reoffending figure. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Measuring Reoffending belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Measuring Reoffending?
Release and Parole, Short Custody or Community and Desistance sit alongside Measuring Reoffending in the Criminal Justice section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Release and ParoleShort Custody or CommunityDesistance
Is the Measuring Reoffending poster free to download and print?
Yes. Measuring Reoffending downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Criminal Justice section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Measuring Reoffending poster print at?
Measuring Reoffending is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Measuring Reoffending loses nothing.Printing guide

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