Title page
Contents
INTRODUCTION 6
Introduction 7
Key Findings 9
Scope of Analysis 11
OFFENDER AND OFFENSE CHARACTERISTICS 14
Offender Characteristics 15
Original Federal Offense Types and Characteristics 17
Criminal History 19
Sentences Originally Imposed 20
RECIDIVISM FINDINGS 23
Overall Findings 24
Age and Criminal History 28
Additional Characteristics 35
CONCLUSION 42
APPENDIX A 44
APPENDIX B 49
APPENDIX C 51
APPENDIX D 52
APPENDIX E 54
ENDNOTES 55
Table 1. Offender Characteristics 15
Table 2. Comparison of Overall Rearrest Findings 24
Table 3. Time to Rearrest by Age Group 29
Table 4. Rearrest Rates by Age at Release and Criminal History Category 34
Table 5. Rearrest Rates by Offender Characteristics 35
Table 6. Federal Offense Type by Most Common Rearrest Type 37
Figure 1. Age at Sentencing and Release 16
Figure 2. Federal Offense Type 17
Figure 3. Violent Federal Offenses 17
Figure 4. Selected Sentencing Factors 18
Figure 5. Criminal History Category and Underlying Criminal History Points 19
Figure 6. Calendar Year of Federal Sentencing 20
Figure 7. Type of Sentence Imposed 21
Figure 8. Length of Imprisonment, Probation, and Supervised Release 22
Figure 9. Time to First Rearrest 25
Figure 10. Rearrests by Supervision Status 26
Figure 11. Most Serious Offense at Rearrest 27
Figure 12. Age at Release and Rearrest Rates 29
Figure 13. Rearrest Rates by Criminal History Category 30
Figure 14. Rearrest Rates by Criminal History Points 31
Figure 15. Rearrest Rates for Offenders with Limited Criminal History 32
Figure 16. Rearrest Rates for Offenders with Most Extensive Criminal History 33
Figure 17. Rearrest Rates by Federal Offense Type 36
Figure 18. Rearrest Rates by Violent Federal Offense Type 37
Figure 19. Prevalence of Violence (Instant Federal Offense and Rearrest) 38
Figure 20. Rearrest Rates by Selected Sentencing Factors 39
Figure 21. Rearrest Rates by Length of Imprisonment Terms 40
Figure 22. Rearrest Rates by Length of Probation Terms 41
Figure 23. Rearrest Rates by Length of Supervised Release Terms 41
Table A. Rearrest Offense Categories and Charges 46
Table B-1. Selected Offender Characteristics 49
Table B-2. Selected Offense Characteristics and Sentencing Information 50
Table D-1. Selected Offender Characteristics 52
Table D-2. Selected Offense Characteristics and Sentencing Information 53
Table E. Rearrest Rates by Federal Offense Type 54
Figure C. Distribution of Other Offense Types at Original Sentencing 51