AN CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON RECIDIVISM IN AMERICAN PRISON COMPARISON WITH INDIA

AUTHOR – BINO BALA B* & MS. HEMAVATHY D**

* STUDENT AT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW, TNDALU, CHENNAI

** PROFESSOR AT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW, TNDALU, CHENNAI

BEST CITATION – BINO BALA B & MS. HEMAVATHY D, AN CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON RECIDIVISM IN AMERICAN PRISON COMPARISON WITH INDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (4) OF 2026, PG. 985-1001, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344

ABSTRACT:

Recidivism is a tendency to lapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially a pattern of criminal habits. Many courts are now utilizing drug and alcohol treatment programs to reduce the recidivism rate of offenders who commit drug or alcohol related crimes. Recidivism is often used to identify the success of a specific institutional program. The objectives of this research is To analyze the recidivism in American prison comparison with India, To examine the causes for recidivism in India and To describe programs that work to reduce recidivism in India. Empirical Research is used for the purpose of the study. The methodology used by the researcher is a convenience sampling method to collect samples. The sources used are primary sources such as questionnaires , surveys and secondary sources such as books and journals. The total sample size collected through questions is 200. The independent variable used such as age, gender, marital status and education qualification. The dependent variable used causes for recidivism, programs to reduce recidivism, risk factors for recidivism. The statistics tools used by the researcher are chi square tests and frequency table , Independent sample test and Anova test. The research concluded that just social conditions must be provided. Everything in the social environment must be carefully looked after in order to insure the best development of the individual and to prevent his environment from being in any way a drawback to him.

KEYWORDS: Recidivism, peer influence, prisoners, heinous crime, offence