Reducing criminal recidivism with an enhanced day reporting center for probationers with mental illness. Issue 2 (17th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carr, W. Amory; Baker, Amy Nicole; Cassidy, James J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of offender rehabilitation. Volume 55:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 95
• Page End: 112
• Publication Date: 2016-02-17
• Subjects: Community corrections -- day reporting centers -- mental illness -- probationers -- recidivism; Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Corrections -- Periodicals; Corrections -- United States -- Periodicals; 365.6610973
• DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2015.1124958
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-9674

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Offenders with mental illness (OMI) represent a significant portion of the community corrections population (e.g., probation, parole) for whom innovative interventions that target criminal recidivism must be assessed. This retrospective, quasi-experimental study compared recidivism outcomes of OMI probationers discharged from an enhanced day reporting center (DRC) with a comparable sample of probationers matched by propensity score ( N = 227). Cox proportional hazard regressions demonstrated that participants of the DRC were significantly less likely to be reconvicted after discharge from the program, 2(2, N = 227) = 5.9, p = .02. Furthermore, DRC completers demonstrated a 40% reduction in risk of reconviction postdischarge compared to the matched sample.