Shock incarceration and positive adjustment during community supervision

This study examines the adjustment of offenders from shock incarceration programs (boot-camp prisons) during community supervision over a 1-year followup period in five states. Their performance is compared to comparison groups who were eligible for the shock program but did not attend. An index was...

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1. VerfasserIn: MacKenzie, Doris Layton (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Brame, Robert
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1995
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Jahr: 1995, Band: 11, Heft: 2, Seiten: 111-142
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Community supervision
Intermediate sanctions
Recidivism
Shock Incarceration
adjustment supervision
boot-camp prisons
positive adjustment
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Zusammenfassung:This study examines the adjustment of offenders from shock incarceration programs (boot-camp prisons) during community supervision over a 1-year followup period in five states. Their performance is compared to comparison groups who were eligible for the shock program but did not attend. An index was used to quantify the positive activities of offenders. The results provide little conclusive evidence that the shock incarceration programs had a positive effect on offender behavior. The data do suggest that supervision intensity plays an important role in shaping offenders' activities during community supervision.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/BF02221120