Risk Factors of Recidivism for White-Collar Offenders

• In Event: Understanding and Addressing White-Collar Crime

Abstract

Research on risk/needs assessment tools in corrections has provided more evidence in the past few decades supporting the use of actuarial tools for predicting an individual’s likelihood of recidivating. These actuarial tools rely on a variety of risk factors to help predict an individual’s likelihood of reoffending. Additional research on assessment tools has also explored how well these tools predict reoffending among specific populations and offense types. Yet, very minimal research has investigated whether or not white-collar offenders have the same risk factors. This study strives to fill that gap by identifying risk factors that predict recidivism among a sample of white-collar offenders on probation.

Author

• Erin Harbinson, Council of State Governments Justice Center