Title

From The Inside: The Meaning Of Probation To Probationers

Keywords

Correctional goals; Probation

Abstract

Beyond considerations of relative punitiveness, very little is known about how offenders understand the experience of serving a probation sentence. The current study surveyed offenders currently on probation to assess the extent to which they believed their sentence was rehabilitative, incapacitative, deserved, and a deterrent to future offending. Perceptions that probation served no purpose and that it represented a game of manipulation and impression management were also investigated. The results showed that most probationers believed that their sentence was a deterrent, and it was rehabilitative and deserved. They also felt that probation served multiple purposes, and a minority of respondents perceived that there was no point to being on probation. The implications of these findings are discussed. © 2008 Georgia State University.

Publication Date

3-1-2009

Publication Title

Criminal Justice Review

Volume

34

Issue

1

Number of Pages

80-95

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0734016808325036

Socpus ID

59449110791 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/59449110791

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