NCJ Number
188980
Journal
Corrections Compendium Volume: 26 Issue: 3 Dated: March 2001 Pages: 1-3,26
Date Published
March 2001
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This exploratory outcome study examined program termination rates and 1-year recidivism rates for the Northern Utah Day Reporting Center in Ogden, UT, and highlighted the need for outcome research among day reporting centers in general.
Abstract
The center opened in 1996 and serves offenders referred by probation and parole agents. Treatment possibilities include classes or group meetings for drug abuse, cognitive restructuring, anger management, domestic assault, mental health, and parenting skills. Offenders typically complete the program after 18 weeks of treatment. The 92 participants in the study represented a systematic random sample of offenders who have been successfully discharged from the program for at least 1 year. Data on post-discharge problems and reincarcerations came from the Department of Corrections Field-track computer database. The analysis used chi square and t test techniques. Results revealed that 48 percent of the participants were parolees. Sixty-seven percent of the offenders had no post-discharge problems, while the other offenders had new offenses, had absconded from supervision, or had violated probation or parole. These problems resulted in 20 reincarcerations; 78 percent of the offenders remained out of prisons and jails. Probation or parole status and gender were the only significant predictors of post-discharge problems. Parolees and males were more likely to experience problems and subsequent reincarceration than were probationers and females. The analysis concluded that the findings were encouraging in that the rates of problems were lower than anticipated and that further outcome research should take place. Tables and 18 references