Title

Controlling a jail population by partially closing the front door - An evaluation of a "summons in lieu of arrest" policy

Authors

Authors

T. L. Baumer;K. Adams

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Prison J.

Keywords

jails; overcrowding; summons; alternatives to arrest; Criminology & Penology

Abstract

This study reports on an evaluation of a strategy designed to reduce crowding of a county jail. The local judiciary sought to reduce the jail population by ordering local police agencies to issue a summons rather than arrest individuals accused of seven misdemeanor offenses. The study compares all cases booked during the first 8 months of the policy with all cases booked during the same months in the previous year. The results indicate that the policy was implemented, that it did reduce the intake population, and that there were minimal side effects; however, the potential impact was considerably over-estimated in the planning stage.

Journal Title

Prison Journal

Volume

86

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

386

Last Page

402

WOS Identifier

WOS:000239791600006

ISSN

0032-8855

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