RT Article
T1 Missed Officer–Probationer Contacts and Its Influence on Rearrest
JF Criminal justice policy review
VO 31
IS 3
SP 374
OP 394
A1 Zettler, Haley R.
A2 Medina, Justin C.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1774617463
AB Probation supervision is marked by the dual roles of surveillance and casework. A key feature of supervision that aligns with the goals of community safety through surveillance is the use of officer-probationer contacts. The current study explores the relationship between missed probation contacts and rearrest while on supervision in a surveillance-driven context. Logistic regression analyses modeled the effects of missed contacts on rearrests using probation data from a large supervision agency (n = 3,809). Analyses included the overall percentage of missed contacts and missed contacts above/below the median and mean percentage of missed contacts to subsequent rearrests while on supervision. Overall, the percentage of missed contacts increased the likelihood of rearrest while on probation. Furthermore, the percentage of missed probation contacts that significantly predicted rearrest was lower than expected (4.17%). The results suggest that missing contacts while on probation has a negative impact on probation success. Implications of these findings are discussed.
K1 Abscond
K1 Community Corrections
K1 Probation
K1 Recidivism
K1 Technical Violation
DO 10.1177/0887403419828092