Data-Driven Supervision Protocols for Positive Parole Outcomes in Georgia, 2007-2008

Meredith, Tammy; Prevost, John

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“…The majority of the nearly 900,000 U.S. residents on parole will fail one or more conditions of supervision, resulting in violations, arrest, or revocation (Kaeble, 2018; Meredith & Prevost, 2009). Determining what reduces supervision failure is a public health concern as it can affect individual and community safety and wellness, corrections management, and institutional spending.…”

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What Happens in Home Visits? Examining a Key Parole Activity

Meredith¹,

Hawk²,

Johnson

et al. 2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Home visits provide a space for officer–supervisee encounters. However, little is known about the dynamics of home visits and their association with supervision outcomes. This study examines the context, content, and role of home visits in parole. Home visits are described using systematic observation data of officer-initiated contacts ( N = 383). The average visit included only those on parole, inside a single-family home, lasted 8 minutes, was conducive to discussions, and covered rules and needs topics. A separate agency records dataset ( N = 26,878) was used to estimate Cox hazard models. Findings suggest that each visit is related to reduced risk of a new felony arrest or a revocation, controlling for criminogenic factors and supervision activities. Risk was further associated with a reduction if officers engaged in mixed-topic discussions (rules and needs). Home visits can enable officers to help people on parole successfully navigate the challenges of reentry.

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What Happens in Home Visits? Examining a Key Parole Activity

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Hawk²,

Johnson

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Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Because community supervision is used for both individuals granted parole after serving part of their prison sentences and offenders who are sentenced to probation instead of prison, parole and probation agents have a unique opportunity to affect the outcomes of women at different stages of criminal justice system involvement. The high costs associated with recidivism and the benefits associated with effective supervision indicate a need to understand the results of differing community supervision practices (Kleiman, 2011; Meredith & Prevost, 2009; Ostermann, 2015).…”

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The Connections of Parole and Probation Agent Communication Patterns With Female Offenders’ Job-Seeking Self-Efficacy

Roddy

Morash

2019

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Using subsamples of 130 and 96 women on probation and parole, this research explores the direct effect of the supervising agent’s communication patterns on client job-seeking self-efficacy. It also tests for the mediating effect through client psychological reactance, which is a feeling that one’s freedoms are threatened. Agent and client reports of a conformity pattern of communication were associated with lower levels of job-seeking self-efficacy. Client reactance mediated this relationship. Agent and client reports of a conversational pattern of communication were associated with increased job-seeking self-efficacy. The results suggest that conformity-oriented communication should be avoided because of its potential to increase reactance and to promote low job-seeking self-efficacy. In contrast, conversational communication appears to have more positive effects on job-seeking self-efficacy. Findings highlight communication as a pathway through which agents can improve behavioral outcomes for women offenders searching for work.

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“…Recidivism costs extend beyond harm to victims, offenders, families, and communities to include expenditures on law enforcement, prosecution, courts, additional community supervision, and incarceration (Clear, 2007;Cohen & Bowles, 2010; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2011). High rates of recidivism for individuals under community supervision and high costs of failure warrant increased research to understand effective practices (Guerino, Harrison, & Sabol, 2011;Kleiman, 2011;Meredith & Prevost, 2009;Ostermann, 2015;Ostermann, Miller, & Matejkowski, 2013;Schram, Koons-Witt, Williams, & McShane, 2006).…”

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The Connection of Probation/Parole Officer Actions to Women Offenders’ Recidivism

Morash

Kashy

Smith

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Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Because women offenders often have limited social networks and unique needs, the actions of probation/parole officers providing community supervision may be particularly relevant to outcomes. The present study examined the effects of probation/parole officer relationship style, attention to criminogenic needs, and intensity of supervision on women offenders' arrests and convictions within a 24-month period. Contrary to findings from other studies, the measured elements of officer actions had no direct effects on recidivism for a sample of 226 women. However, the analysis revealed an indirect effect in which a non-supportive, punitive relationship was related to reactance and anxiety, which in turn were related to high recidivism. The discussion focuses on theoretical and methodological explanations for the null findings regarding direct effects. Moreover, it draws on the literature in psychology and communication to suggest approaches to reducing the reactance that can promote recidivism and to suggest related future research directions.

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Data-Driven Supervision Protocols for Positive Parole Outcomes in Georgia, 2007-2008

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What Happens in Home Visits? Examining a Key Parole Activity

What Happens in Home Visits? Examining a Key Parole Activity

The Connections of Parole and Probation Agent Communication Patterns With Female Offenders’ Job-Seeking Self-Efficacy

The Connection of Probation/Parole Officer Actions to Women Offenders’ Recidivism

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