Beyond Recidivism: An Outcome Evaluation of A Federal Reentry Court and A Critical Discussion of Outcomes that Matter

Relatively little empirical research has documented reentry courts' effectiveness. Even less scholarship has critically evaluated their varied goals. A quasi-experimental outcome evaluation of a federal reentry court reveals that the program increases access to social services, decreases probat...

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Published in:Justice evaluation journal (Online) 2020-07, Vol.3 (2), p.134-154
Main Author: Taylor, Caitlin J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrests
Crime
Employment
Human rights
Imprisonment
Probation
Problem-solving courts
Quasi-experimental methods
Recidivism
reentry
reentry courts
Research methodology
Social services
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Summary:Relatively little empirical research has documented reentry courts' effectiveness. Even less scholarship has critically evaluated their varied goals. A quasi-experimental outcome evaluation of a federal reentry court reveals that the program increases access to social services, decreases probation revocations, and increases future employment. However, the program does not reduce the likelihood of new arrests. These findings are interpreted in the context of the collateral consequences of mass incarceration, a desistance from crime lens, and a human rights perspective.
ISSN:2475-1979
2475-1987
DOI:10.1080/24751979.2020.1721311