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Effects of Connecticut's Probation Transition Program on Reducing Technical Violations

NCJ Number
233554
Journal
Justice Research and Policy Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Dated: 2008 Pages: 1-20
Author(s)
Stephen M. Cox; Kathleen Bantley; Thomas Roscoe; Brian Hill
Date Published
2008
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This study evaluated the Probation Transition Program's (PTP) effect on probation technical violations and new arrests.
Abstract
A dramatic increase in Connecticut's prison population and concern over the number of probation technical violators being sentenced to prison led to the piloting of a specialized probation program targeting high risk offenders. The present study used a quasi-experimental design with a 1-year study period to evaluate the PTP effect on probation technical violations and new arrests. Findings indicate the program significantly decreased technical violations in the participation group while the rate of new arrests remained stable. An analysis of PTP participants who received a technical violation or were arrested found that male probationers with high LSI-R risk scores were most likely to receive technical violations and younger male probationers who were African-American, unmarried, with a high number of convictions and high LSI-R risk scores were most likely to be arrested during the 1-year follow-up period. (Published Abstract) References