Punishment and recidivism

The publication presents the results of an empirical research focused on analysis of the recidivist behaviour of pardon beneficiaries. It gives scientific and conscious view of different aspects recidivist behaviour of people who are subjected to penal execution, and it also gives some review of questions of methodological character required for the analysis of recidivism rates. The first part of the book explains the concept of recidivism and its rates, while second part talks about the data pertaining to the recidivism of pardon beneficiaries.