
51Cost–Benet Analyses
that the DNA and LP analyses identied and contributed to the conviction
and incarceration of a recidivist violent oender preventing at least one
violent crime. Recidivism rate studies in the United States reported 67% of
prisoners released will be arrested for a new crime within 3 years (Langan
and Levin, 2002). Identication of serial or recidivistic oenders, exclusion
of suspects, and the resultant incarceration of a rightful recidivist oender
prevent future crime and victimization costs. Although the ROI for DNA
analyses of burglary cases is low (.2), in fact the impact is much more due
to high hit rates in dat