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Alternative Probation Strategies in Baltimore, Maryland

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Principal Investigator(s): Collins, James J.

Summary: The purpose of this study was to assess the relative cost-effectiveness of supervised probation, unsupervised probation, and community service. Data were collected from several sources: input-intake forms used by the State of Maryland, probation officers' case record files, Maryland state police rap sheets, FBI sources, and interviews with Maryland probationers. Non-violent, less serious offenders who normally received probation sentences of 12 months or less were offered randomly selected ... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08355.v1

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