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An Exploratory Study of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision in Connecticut

An Exploratory Study of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision in Connecticut

Authors :
Somerville, Kristin Michele
Somerville, Kristin Michele
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Offenders who are arrested and convicted outside their home state usually are required by the courts to complete their sentences where they are convicted. For offenders who are placed under community supervision, this creates a difficult situation because they must live away from their families and establish residency in a new state. To address these situations, the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) was created in 1937 as a way for states to transfer the supervision of convicted offenders to other states. Under this agreement, convicted offenders serve their sentences in their home states under the supervision of probation and parole staff from their home state. While this program is widely used and has been operating for over 70 years, little research has been conducted on the types of offenders participating in this program or its effectiveness. The primary aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of those probationers transferred into Connecticut and to assess their recidivism rates. The study employed a secondary analysis of existing data and data were obtained electronically from the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch's Court Support Services Division (CSSD). The sample consisted of 377 probationers that were first admitted into Connecticut under the Interstate Compact Program during the 2010 calendar year. Probationers with a high risk supervision level were more likely to recidivate than all other supervision levels. Those probationers with lower levels of supervision were lower risk and were most likely to be convicted of minor traffic offenses. Those probationers with a high supervision level were at a greater risk level are more likely repeat, minor offenders but whose charges were not serious enough to warrant more lengthy jail or prison sentences. Overall, these finding were not overly surprising and parallel consistent findings across all types of offenders.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice.", Thesis advisor: Stephen M. Cox., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-35)., Also available via the World Wide Web.
Accession number :
edsoai.ocn880577720