§60551 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

§60551 Offender Reentry Research

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— Other Crime Control and Law Enforcement Matters › Chapter 605— RECIDIVISM PREVENTION › Subchapter II— ENHANCED DRUG TREATMENT AND MENTORING GRANT PROGRAMS › Part C— Administration of Justice Reforms › Subpart 2— reentry research › § 60551

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The National Institute of Justice can study how young and adult offenders return to the community after prison. It can look at how many children have a parent in prison and their chances of getting into crime, compare recidivism rates among States (recidivism means rearrest, parole or probation violations, or being sent back to jail), and study people who do not reoffend and what helps them stay out (housing, jobs, treatment, family). The Bureau of Justice Statistics can also research reentry. It can study special groups (for example, people with mental illness or substance problems, women, juveniles, people with limited English, and the elderly), track which offenders return to prison and which are the biggest risks, publish yearly demographic reports about people reentering from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities, do a national recidivism study every 3 years, study supervision violations and revocations, and study which measure is best to report recidivism.

Title 34, §60551

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(a)The National Institute of Justice may conduct research on juvenile and adult offender reentry, including—

(1)a study identifying the number and characteristics of minor children who have had a parent incarcerated, and the likelihood of such minor children becoming adversely involved in the criminal justice system some time in their lifetime;

(2)a study identifying a mechanism to compare rates of recidivism (including rearrest, violations of parole, probation, post-incarceration supervision, and reincarceration) among States; and

(3)a study on the population of offenders released from custody who do not engage in recidivism and the characteristics (housing, employment, treatment, family connection) of that population.

(b)The Bureau of Justice Statistics may conduct research on offender reentry, including—

(1)an analysis of special populations (including prisoners with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, female offenders, juvenile offenders, offenders with limited English proficiency, and the elderly) that present unique reentry challenges;

(2)studies to determine which offenders are returning to prison, jail, or a juvenile facility and which of those returning offenders represent the greatest risk to victims and community safety;

(3)annual reports on the demographic characteristics of the population reentering society from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities;

(4)a national recidivism study every 3 years;

(5)a study of parole, probation, or post-incarceration supervision violations and revocations; and

(6)a study concerning the most appropriate measure to be used when reporting recidivism rates (whether rearrest, reincarceration, or any other valid, evidence-based measure).

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 17551 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§60551 Offender Reentry Research

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