Reoffending Facts - Bromley briefings (2015-16)

Question 1

What are the records for prison reducing reoffending

Answer 1

Prison has a poor record for reducing reoffending - 44% of adults are reconvicted within one year of release

Question 2

What are the records of reconvicted women?

Answer 2

48% of women are reconvicted within 1 year of leaving prison

Question 3

Records for children reoffending

Answer 3

Nearly seven in 10 children (69%) sent to prison are reconvicted within a year of release

Question 4

Short prison sentences

Answer 4

Short prison sentences are less effective than community sentences at reducing reoffending

Question 5

How much does reoffending cost the economy?

Answer 5

Between £9.5 and £13 billion annually

Question 6

What are the purposeful activities in prison?

Answer 6

Education, work and other activities to aid rehabilitation whilst in prison

Question 7

How many people were recorded for having literacy skills less than an 11 year old?

Answer 7

57% of people entering prison were assessed as having literacy skills expected of an 11 year old

Question 8

Education in prison - level 1 and level 2

Answer 8

Plummeted in 2015-16

Question 9

Education records - level 2

Answer 9

11,300 achieved a full level 2 qualification in 2015-16 via mainstream prison learning

Question 10

Education - level 3

Answer 10

Only 300 people achieved a level 3

Question 11

Can engagement with education reduce reoffending?

Answer 11

Ministry of justice found that one year reoffending rates were a quarter lower for people who received support from Prisoner’s education trust for educational courses or learning materials compared to those in a matched group who did not

Question 12

Vocational training

Answer 12

Prisoners who attend vocational training are more likely to secure employment shortly after release