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Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of the Massachusetts Intensive Probation Supervision Project, 1984-1985

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Principal Investigator(s): Byrne, James M.; Kelly, Linda M.

Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an Intensive Probation Supervision (IPS) program on high-risk offenders. The IPS program was characterized by four changes in usual procedures: (1) increased supervision, (2) risk/needs assessment for substance abuse, employment, and marital/family relationships, (3) stricter enforcement of probation, and (4) a four-stage revocation procedure for technical violations. The investigators also studied whether the additional casel... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09970.v1

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