Evaluation of the Cook County Sheriff's Day Reporting Center Program: Rearrest and Reincarceration After Discharge

• NCJ Number: 188354
• Author(s): Christine Martin; David E. Olson Ph.D.; Arthur J. Lurigio Ph.D.
• Date Published: October 2000
• Length: 54 pages
• Grant Number(s): 99-DB-BX-0017
• Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Research and Program Evaluation in Illinois: Studies on Drug Abuse and Violent Crime

Annotation

This report evaluates the Cook County Sheriff's Day Reporting Center Program, particularly rearrest and reincarceration of participants after discharge.

Abstract

The Cook County Day Reporting Center (CCDRC) was opened to supplement other pretrial release programs. The primary and immediate goals were to increase court-appearance rates, reduce pretrial criminal activity among program participants, and initiate participant rehabilitation. The CCDRC accomplished those short-term goals. The report considered long-term impact of the program through analysis of rearrest and reincarceration rates of participants following discharge from the program. Among participants who were in the program for fewer than 10 days, more than 70 percent were arrested for a new crime within 1 year of release. The rearrest rate for participants who were in the program more than 70 days was 55 percent. The average number of days to rearrest for those in the program fewer than 10 days was 303; the average for those in the program 70 days or more was 425. Even after statistically controlling for other factors, including age, criminal history, and time at risk, longer lengths of program participation consistently reduced the likelihood of rearrest. Figures, notes, tables, references, appendixes