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Abstract
A descriptive study was conducted of the recidivism of 75 offenders with intellectual disability who had served a sentence in the segregated unit at the Melbourne Metropolitan Reception Centre. The study aimed to determine the factors which influence recidivist rates, and thereby identify prisoners who are most at risk of reoffending. The results showed a recidivist rate of 41.3% with the variables of unemployment, substance abuse and a psychiatric history being important antecedents of recidivism.
