What is the rate measuring rearrests after release from custody?

• A. Executive Branch
• B. Recidivism rate
• C. Furlough
• D. Summons

Answer: (B)

Recidivism rate is the measure of how often individuals who have been released from custody are rearrested for new offenses. This focuses on post-release behavior and the likelihood of reoffending, which is exactly what rearrests after release from custody implies. This metric helps evaluate how effective corrections, parole supervision, and rehabilitation efforts are.

The other terms don’t capture a post-release crime-reoffending rate: the executive branch is a governmental branch, furlough is a temporary release from confinement, and a summons is a court notice to appear. In practice, recidivism can be defined in several ways—rearrests, reconvictions, or returns to incarceration within a set time—but when the question specifies rearrests after release, it points to the recidivism concept.