NCJ Number
131436
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Dated: (1991) Pages: 263-270
Date Published
1991
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This is a study of 202 adult offenders, all convicted of serious felonies and all recommended for probation supervision by the investigating probation officers.
Abstract
Ninety-seven (48 percent) were granted probation; the rest were sentenced to prison terms of up to 7 years. The police records of the two groups for the 5-year period following completion for probation or prison showed no significant differences in recidivism. Using multivariate techniques and diverse measures of recidivism, the research could find no significant influence for type of sentence. Various offender attributes, particularly lack of education, were the best predictors of recidivism. 7 tables and 18 references (Author abstract)