Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Regimented Inmate Diversion (RID) Program, 1990-1991
Description
This data collection documents an evaluation of the Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Regimented Inmate Diversion (RID) program
conducted with male inmates who were participants in the program
during September 1990-August 1991. The evaluation was designed to
determine whether county-operated boot camp programs for male inmates
were feasible and cost-effective. An evaluation design entailing both
process and impact components was undertaken to fully assess the
overall effects of the RID program on offenders and on the county jail
system. The process component documented how the RID program actually
operated in terms of its selection criteria, delivery of programs,
length of participation, and program completion rates. Variables
include demographic/criminal data (e.g., race, date of birth, arrest
charge, bail and amount, sentence days, certificates acquired, marital
status, employment status, income), historical state and county arrest
data (e.g., date of crime, charge, disposition, probation time, jail
time, type of crime), boot camp data (e.g., entry into and exit from
boot camp, reason for exit, probation dates, living conditions,
restitution order), drug history data (e.g., drug used, frequency,
method), data on drug tests, and serious incidence data. The impact
data were collected on measures of recidivism, program costs,
institutional behavior, and RID's effect on jail crowding.
Resources
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ICPSR06236.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06236.v1 |
Tags
- program-evaluation
- cost-effectiveness
- shock-incarceration-programs
- male-offenders
- prison-inmates