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 Shock Incarceration and Positive Adjustment During Community Supervision
NCJ Number
              155512

Author(s)
          Robert Brame, Doris Layton MacKenzie
Date Published

January 1995
Length
              32 pages
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              This study examined the adjustment of offenders from shock
incarceration programs (boot-camp prisons) during community
supervision over a 1-year follow-up period in five States.
Abstract
              Data for this study were collected as part of the National
Institute of Justice's multisite study of shock incarceration
(MacKenzie, 1990). Shock programs participating in the study were
selected to represent various program characteristics and varying
program eligibility/suitability criteria. Military drill and
physical exercise are core components of all shock incarceration
programs. Counseling, treatment, and educational activities are
important components of some programs, but are virtually
nonexistent in others. The States in this study reflect
considerable variability in the prevalence of
"rehabilitative/treatment" activities. Data were collected from
two sources; demographic information, current offense
characteristics, and prior criminal history variables were
available from offenders' official records. An instrument was
also used to compile supervision intensity and
positive adjustment information during community supervision.
These data were collected from offenders' supervising officers at
predetermined intervals over the follow-up period. The
performance of boot camp participants was compared with that of
offenders who were eligible for the shock program but did not
attend. Study results provide little conclusive evidence that the
shock incarceration programs had a positive effect on offender
behavior. The data do suggest that supervision intensity plays an
important role in shaping offenders' activities during community
supervision. 8 tables, 4 figures, and 25 references
      
  
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