Intensive community supervision for high-risk offenders does little to reduce crime

Hyatt, Jordan and Barnes, Geoffrey (2015) Intensive community supervision for high-risk offenders does little to reduce crime. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (12 Jan 2015). Website.

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America’s prisons are becoming increasingly overcrowded, with many authorities seeking to shift the supervision of offenders into the community as a result. In new research, Jordan M. Hyatt & Geoffrey C. Barnes investigate the use of intensive supervision for the most serious offenders. In a study of more than 800 high risk probationers, they find that those who were closely supervised were just as likely to reoffend as those who were not, and in a similar time frame. They also find that closer supervision is linked with higher rates of absconding, incarceration and probation violations.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Authors, USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2015 15:29
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 23:46
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60878

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