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34 USC § 60551 - Offender reentry research 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s60551"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 60551 - Offender reentry research"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "60551"
section_name: "Offender reentry research"
chapter_number: 605
chapter_name: "RECIDIVISM PREVENTION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ENHANCED DRUG TREATMENT AND MENTORING GRANT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Administration of Justice Reforms"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–199, title II, § 241, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 690.)"
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# § 60551. Offender reentry research

**(a)** **National Institute of Justice** The National Institute of Justice may conduct research on juvenile and adult offender reentry, including—

**(1)** a study identifying the number and characteristics of minor children who have had a parent incarcerated, and the likelihood of such minor children becoming adversely involved in the criminal justice system some time in their lifetime;

**(2)** a study identifying a mechanism to compare rates of recidivism (including rearrest, violations of parole, probation, post-incarceration supervision, and reincarceration) among States; and

**(3)** a study on the population of offenders released from custody who do not engage in recidivism and the characteristics (housing, employment, treatment, family connection) of that population.

**(b)** **Bureau of Justice Statistics** The Bureau of Justice Statistics may conduct research on offender reentry, including—

**(1)** an analysis of special populations (including prisoners with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, female offenders, juvenile offenders, offenders with limited English proficiency, and the elderly) that present unique reentry challenges;

**(2)** studies to determine which offenders are returning to prison, jail, or a juvenile facility and which of those returning offenders represent the greatest risk to victims and community safety;

**(3)** annual reports on the demographic characteristics of the population reentering society from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities;

**(4)** a national recidivism study every 3 years;

**(5)** a study of parole, probation, or post-incarceration supervision violations and revocations; and

**(6)** a study concerning the most appropriate measure to be used when reporting recidivism rates (whether rearrest, reincarceration, or any other valid, evidence-based measure).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–199, title II, § 241, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 690.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.