RT Article
T1 Does electronic monitoring as a means of release preparation reduce subsequent recidivism? A randomized controlled trial in Germany
JF European journal of criminology
VO 17
IS 5
SP 563
OP 584
A1 Meuer, Katharina
A2 Wößner, Gunda 1970-
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1738753689
AB This study analyses the recidivism-reducing effect of electronic monitoring (EM) in the context of early work release and home detention as a means of release preparation. We tested the hypothesis that EM reduces recidivism after the termination of EM. The results are based on a randomized controlled trial in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, where a pilot project between 2010 and 2012 enabled different forms of EM. The participating prisoners were randomly assigned either to the experimental group under EM or to the control group, whose participants had to continue their regular sentence behind prison walls. Qualitative data and data of a matched-pair sample complement the analyses. There was no statistical significant difference between the recidivism rates of the EM and control group subjects.
K1 Electronic monitoring
K1 GPS
K1 Randomized controlled trial
K1 Recidivism
K1 Rehabilitation
K1 Reoffending
DO 10.1177/1477370818809663