Shock Probation in Iowa
- 10 June 1985
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Offender Counseling Services Rehabilitation
- Vol. 9 (4) , 53-67
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j264v09n04_06
Abstract
This paper examines The characteristics and recidivism of 820 shock probationers released from Iowa prisons since the enactment of this legislation in January, 1978. Their experience is compared with the recidivism of samples of parolees, straight probationers, and persons sentenced to residential facilities or halfway houses using failure rate analysis. The most significant variables that relate to the recidivism of all male shock probationers were found to be age, prior juvenile or adult commitments, unemployment, and marital status. The length of time that shock probationers are incarcerated was not found to be significantly related to recidivism.Keywords
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