Shock Incarceration and Positive Adjustment During Community Supervision

In 1990, Minnesota enacted legislation to implement an intensive community supervision program as an alternative both to prison and to routine parole. The National Institute of Justice funded RAND to evaluate the program. This article reports on two randomized field experiments designed to measure the implementation and impact of the programs. Detailed information on offender background, services received, and 1-year outcomes was collected for 300 participants. Results showed that the programs were fairly well implemented. Two-year follow-up results indicated that prison-diversion offenders under intensive community supervision posed no greater risk to public safety than those initially sentenced to prison. The prison-diversion program resulted in savings of about $5,000 per offender per year, but these savings were offset by the greater cost of intensive supervision for parolees.

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The Impact of a Community Supervision Officer Training Program on Client Outcomes: A Propensity Score Modeling Analysis by Officer Training Dosage

Criminal Justice and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0093854820980788 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 009385482098078

Author(s):

Ryan M. Labrecque ◽

Jill Viglione

Keyword(s):

Staff Training ◽

Community Supervision ◽

Client Outcomes ◽

Officer Training ◽

Evidence Based Practices ◽

Technical Violations ◽

Modeling Analysis ◽

Standard Training ◽

The Impact ◽

Training Dosage

A growing body of research indicates officer training in correctional supervision programs is associated with improved use of evidence-based practices and lower rates of client recidivism. This scholarship also suggests larger reductions in recidivism can be achieved when officers implement program skills with higher quality. Despite their potential, research has shown standard training regiments alone are not sufficient in making all participants proficient users of skills. There is a need to determine what intensity of training produces the best results. In response, this study assessed the impact of federal probation officer training dosage in the Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Re-arrest (STARR) program on the outcomes of their clients. The results indicated clients of STARR-trained officers had fewer probation revocations and new arrests but more technical violations and positive drug tests. We also found clients supervised by officers with more versus less exposure to the STARR model had better outcomes.

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Successful Transition to Life After Incarceration: A Pilot Program

American Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.5014/ajot.2021.75s2-rp222 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 7512510222p1-7512510222p1

Author(s):

Ariana Gonzalez

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Life Skills ◽

Skills Training ◽

Community Supervision ◽

Pilot Program ◽

Life Skills Training ◽

Successful Transition ◽

Department Of Corrections ◽

Skill Building ◽

Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented 04/7/21 A pilot for integrating OT into a Department of Corrections Community Supervision Center was implemented. This pilot sought to use OT assessment and intervention for justice-involved individuals to address skill building, increase problem solving, and further explore the needs and barriers to re-entry, including maintenance of supervision to prevent recidivism. This pilot highlighted a gap in life skills training for this population and this program's impact. Primary Author and Speaker: Ariana Gonzalez Additional Authors and Speakers: Megan Davis, Emily Gralinski, Stephanie Monforte,and Jacqueline Strausser

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