Assessing the Efficacy of Alternatives to Incarceration within Seven Federal Districts. (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wolff, Kevin T.; Baber, Laura M.; Dozier, Christine A.; Cordeiro, Roberto
• Is Part Of: Justice evaluation journal. Volume 3:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 27
• Page End: 53
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Alternatives to incarceration -- federal court system -- pretrial supervision -- pretrial outcomes -- program evaluation; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Periodicals; 353.4
• DOI: 10.1080/24751979.2019.1654354
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2475-1979

Abstract

Abstract: Though alternatives to incarceration (ATI) courts have existed in the state system for 30 years, such courts are a relatively new phenomena at the federal level. We assess the impact of participation in an ATI program on a number of outcomes using a quasi-experimental matching design. Results suggest that defendants who successfully completed an ATI program were employed a greater percentage of the days, and received favorable case dispositions and less severe sentences.