Demographics

This report examines how tracking recidivism provides critical information to support successful reintegration into the community following a prison sentence—thereby promoting community and public safety—while also analyzing which individuals are more likely to recidivate and assessing demographic differences over time to generate deeper insights for improving reentry outcomes.

This report examines publicly available data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to evaluate sex and racial disparities and disproportionalities, with the goal of understanding which demographic groups are most impacted and how these trends change over time, while also assessing demographic differences in bias motivation, the use of weapons and/or force, and victim-offender familiarity in crimes against society, which are typically considered victimless offenses

This report will draw on the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC)'s Jail Booking and Reporting System (JBRS) to evaluate the potential demographic disparities by rates of days in jail and by rates of recidivism.

This report reviews disparities in sex offender sentencing in Washington state using a Quantile Regression.