NCJ Number
238702
Date Published
September 2011
Length
77 pages
Annotation
Detailed data on a sample of 3,519 adult probationers from 17 probation departments across Illinois focuses on their characteristics, the conditions imposed as part of their probation terms, and their recidivism rates.
Abstract
Approximately half (53 percent) of the sample were convicted of a felony offense. Twenty-seven percent were convicted of a drug offense. Of the probationers in the sample whose discharge status was known, 56 percent successfully completed probation. Two-thirds of the sampled probationers were required to pay fees and fines, and 32 percent were required to perform community service. Fifty-six percent of the probationers received treatment services, with 69 percent participating in substance abuse treatment. Fifty-five percent convicted of drug offenses were referred to treatment. Of the sampled probationers, 38 percent were rearrested while on probation, and 39 percent were re-arrested after probation. The probationers sentenced for DUI offenses or traffic offenses had a decreased likelihood of being re-arrested compared to probationers sentenced for drug offenses. Victim impact panels decreased the likelihood of probationers being re-arrested. The percentage of sampled probationers re-arrested during or after probation was significantly lower among those who successfully completed treatment (22 percent and 27 percent, respectively) than those who did not successfully complete treatment (55 percent and 54 percent, respectively). Probationers who received substance abuse treatment had significantly lower odds of being re-arrested compared to sampled probationers not referred to treatment. 28 tables, 5 figures, and appended supplementary statistical analysis results