criminal contagion

Expert Assessment of Social and Psychological Factors of Repeated Involvement in Criminal Activity of the Convicted

The problem of predicting repeated delinquency is relevant in the context of changing crime in the modern world. Risk assessment of the repetition of offences among of inmates is pragmatic, practically significant. The possibilities of using expert evaluation to predict the reintegration of inmates into criminal activity were investigated. Experts (prison officers) gave prediction options for the behavior of 87 inmates after they were released from prison.