Citation

Bonta JL, Wallace-Capretta S, Rooney J. Crime Delinq. 2000; 46(1): 61-75.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Electronic monitoring (EM) is a correctional program promising an alternative to imprisonment. The present study compared EM programs that differed in setting (corrections-based vs. court-based) and the type of supervision (custodial staff vs. probation officers). EM offenders were also compared with inmates and probationers matched for offender risk. The results showed that type of program was unrelated to program completion or recidivism and that EM had a net-widening effect. Type of supervision showed some relationship with offender and staff views of the program but, in general, EM added little value to more traditional forms of community control. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Crime and Delinquency, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by SAGE Publications)

Electronic Monitoring
Canada
Foreign Countries
Alternatives to Incarceration
Intermediate Sanctions
Adult Offender
Justice System Program
Program Evaluation
Criminal Justice System
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