Felony probation

Recidivism Survey of Felons on Probation (Bureau of Justice Statistics)

The one-time survey provided national estimates of the recidivism rate of felons sentenced to probation in selected years. In the survey, samples of convicted felons placed on probation were tracked for three years, and data were compiled on the percentage of them who were are rearrested, reconvicted, or reimprisoned for new crimes within the three-year follow-up period. The various recidivism measures were based on official...

Impact of Formal and Informal Social Controls on the Criminal Activities of Probationers

Date Published

August 2002

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Displaced Discretion Under Ohio Sentencing Guidelines

Date Published

July 2005

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Recidivism Following Mandated Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Felony Probationers

Date Published

June 2006

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

State Responses to Mass Incarceration

June 2011

Researchers have devoted considerable attention to mass incarceration, specifically its magnitude, costs, and collateral consequences. In the face of economic constraints, strategies to reduce correctional populations while maintaining public safety are becoming a fiscal necessity. This panel will present strategies that states have undertaken to reduce incarceration rates while balancing taxpayer costs with ensuring public safety.

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What Works in Offender Supervision

June 2009

This NIJ Conference Panel highlights findings from NIJ projects that evaluated strategies to enhance the supervision of offenders in the community. Researchers discuss the effectiveness of fair, swift and certain sanctions for high-risk probationers in the Hawaii HOPE program. Panelists also provide empirical evidence on the effectiveness of electronic monitoring — including the use of GPS tracking — for medium- and high-risk offenders on supervision and upon completion of their supervision sentence.