Examination of Rearrests and Reincarcerations Among Discharged Day Reporting Center Clients

• NCJ Number: 201329
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 67 Issue: 1 Dated: June 2003 Pages: 24-30
• Author(s): Christine Martin; Arthur J. Lurigio; David E. Olson
• Editor(s): Ellen Wilson Fielding
• Date Published: June 2003
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article presents the results of an evaluation of the Cook County (Chicago) Sheriff’s Day Reporting Center (CCDRC), tracking program participants’ arrests and reincarcerations after they have been released from the program.

Abstract

In the 1980s, Day Reporting Centers (DRCs) emerged in the United States as one of several intermediate sanctions. DRCs are facilities where offenders spend their days being supervised and receiving services. This study examined the rearrests and reincarceration rates of nearly 1,400 participants of the Cook County (Chicago) Day Reporting Center (CCDRC) following their discharge from the program. These participants were admitted to the program during 1995 and tracked through criminal history and Cook County Jail information systems. Recidivism was defined as an arrest or incarceration in the Cook County Jail subsequent to program discharge during the follow-up period. Findings indicate that the program appears to have residual benefits. Among participants who had longer exposure to the program, recidivism rates were lower than among those who received only minimal exposure to program services. Those who benefited the least from the CCDRC were younger participants with extensive criminal histories. References and figures