Supervision--exploring the dimensions of effectiveness

With over 4.2 million adults under criminal supervision and over one-third of the new intakes to prison a year being failures of supervision, the effectiveness of supervision is frequently questioned. Meta-analysts had concluded that much in the correctional arena did not work and some interventions...

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Published in:Federal Probation 2002-09, Vol.66 (2), p.14
Main Author: Taxman, Faye S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Case management
Compliance
Correctional treatment programs
Criminals
Drug courts
Effectiveness
Imprisonment
Recidivism
Sanctions
Supervision
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Summary:With over 4.2 million adults under criminal supervision and over one-third of the new intakes to prison a year being failures of supervision, the effectiveness of supervision is frequently questioned. Meta-analysts had concluded that much in the correctional arena did not work and some interventions work for select offenders.
ISSN:0014-9128
1555-0303