Economic evaluation of the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment

In the program implemented in the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Demonstration Field Experiment (HOPE DFE), the following approach is taken: close monitoring; frequent drug testing; readily available substance abuse treatment; and swift, certain, and fair sanctioning to deter probatio...

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Authors: Cowell, Alexander J. (Author) ; Barnosky, Alan (Author) ; Lattimore, Pamela K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 875-899
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Community supervision
Economic evaluation
HOPE demonstration
HOPE DFE
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Summary:In the program implemented in the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Demonstration Field Experiment (HOPE DFE), the following approach is taken: close monitoring; frequent drug testing; readily available substance abuse treatment; and swift, certain, and fair sanctioning to deter probationers from violating supervision conditions. We assessed in this study the costs and outcomes of the demonstration program across four jurisdictions, using 24 months of data from 625 probationers randomly assigned to probation as usual (PAU) or HOPE DFE. Our results reveal that the HOPE DFE group incurred more criminal justice costs than the PAU group over the observation period.
ISSN:1745-9133
DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12407