Jail Versus Probation: A Gender-Specific Test Of Differential Effectiveness And Moderators Of Sanction Effects

Keywords

gender responsivity; incarceration; jail; moderation of sanction effects; probation; risk and needs assessment

Abstract

This study uses data from male and female adult offenders sentenced in a large urban county in the United States (n = 15,727) to examine the relative impact of jail and probation on recidivism. The study also explores how various risk and need factors moderate the effects of a jail sentence on an individual’s likelihood of rearrest. Gender-specific, multivariate logistic regression and survival analyses were conducted including risk and needs assessment data to control for individual risk for recidivism and examine risk as a moderator of sanction effectiveness. Results indicate that individuals sentenced to jail experienced an increased risk for recidivism relative to similarly situated offenders sentenced to probation. In addition, the criminogenic effect of jail was exacerbated for offenders assessed as high risk for recidivism and those with existing treatment needs. Gender-specific analyses revealed a gender-neutral criminogenic effect of jail, and gender differences in terms of moderators of sanction effects.

Publication Date

7-1-2018

Publication Title

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volume

45

Issue

7

Number of Pages

949-968

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854818766375

Socpus ID

85045027936 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85045027936

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