RAND INTERMEDIATE-SANCTION COST ESTIMATION MODEL

• NCJ Number: 147534
• Author(s): P W Greenwood; J Petersilia; C P Rydell; S Turner
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 37 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
• Corporate Author: Rand Corporation
• Sale Source: Rand Corporation; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report describes a model for weighing the economic costs and crime-reduction benefits of alternative criminal sanctions.

Abstract

The model was developed as part of an effort to reduce the Nation's reliance on incarceration. It takes into account the daily costs of supervision, the different risks that sanctions pose to the community, the different likelihoods of detecting a new offense or technical violation, and the different probabilities of future recidivism. It allows correctional policymakers to explore and evaluate supervision and treatment options that have been developed in the past decade, and can be used to predict the cost-effectiveness of particular programs before committing to such programs. Optimistically, effective programs will cut down return-to-custody rates--now 40 or 50 percent--to 20 or 30 percent. Data are shown based on a nationwide sample of criminals. Tables, figures, 7 footnotes, 33 references