Cost Effectiveness of Misdemeanant Probation in Hamilton County, Ohio, 1981-1982
Description
This research was designed to determine whether the
supervision of misdemeanant probationers was cost-effective for
increasing the level of successful probation completions in Hamilton
County, Ohio. The primary objective was to examine the relationships
among these factors: supervision costs, the collection of court costs,
fines, and restitution, types of supervision, risk assessment, and
probationer conduct for the population of probationers. Probationers
were initially classified according to risk assessment and then
randomly assigned to a supervision category. The probationer's risk
potential was a numerical score derived from demographic background
variables, prior record, and history of substance use. The DSCP
(Degree of Successful Completion of Probation) was developed
specifically to measure probationer conduct and to compare trends and
relationships. The variables examined in the study include: risk
assessment at intake, supervision level assigned, number of times the
probationer was assigned to probation, start and planned termination
dates, date of last status change, status at termination, degree of
successful completion of probation achieved, costs incurred in
administering probation, and amounts collected from each probationer
for court costs, restitution, and fines. Although data were collected
on 7,072 misdemeanant probation experiences, there are only 2,756
probationers included in the study. The remaining 4,316 cases were
excluded due to failure of the probationer to show up for screening or
for other reasons that did not meet the research criteria.
Resources
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ICPSR08259.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08259.v1 |
Tags
- probation
- criminal-justice-system
- program-evaluation
- restitution-programs
- cost-effectiveness
- administrative-costs
- risk-assessment
- supervised-liberty
- court-costs
- probation-conditions