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Related name

• Curtis, Christine [Browse]
• Hoctor, Darlanne [Browse]
• Pennell, Susan [Browse]
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [Browse]

Series

• ICPSR (Series) ; 2023. [More in this series]
• ICPSR 2023

Restrictions note

Use of these data are restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

Summary note

The Probationers in Recovery (PIR) program, developed by the San Diego County Probation Department, targeted high-risk, drug-abusing offenders with the goal of controlling offender behavior without increasing risks to communities. This evaluation of PIR was based on a quasiexperimental design that compared program activities and outcomes for two matched groups of high-risk probationers receiving different levels of service and supervision. The assessment included both a process evaluation to discover if expected service levels were implemented as designed, and an impact evaluation to assess the effectiveness of drug treatment within an intensive community supervision program. The experimental group included 209 PIR participants who received intensive community supervision and drug treatment, and the control group consisted of 151 probationers who were assigned to regular high-risk probation caseloads and who met the PIR screening criteria. The samples were selected from probationers entering community supervision from February to December 1991. The length of the PIR program varied, but for purposes of analysis the minimum time in the program to represent the intervention period was set at eight months, including relapse prevention. A comparable period was used for the control group. The subsequent six-month period was used to measure the effects of PIR and regular high-risk probation after intervention. Intake interviews were conducted with a subsample of 96 probationers in PIR and 80 in the control group (Part 1). The interviews were conducted within the first two weeks after intake. Follow-up interviews were conducted with these probationers after they had completed eight months of PIR or regular high-risk probation to measure experiences on probation and changes in behavior and attitudes (Part 2). Follow-up interviews were completed with 47 probationers from the ex... Cf.: http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02023.xml

Notes

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2006-09-15.

Type of data

3 data files + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS setup file(s) + SPSS setup file(s) + Stata setup file(s) + SAS transport + SPSS portable + Stata system

Time and place of event

Start: 1991; and end: 1993.

Geographic coverage

California, San Diego, United States

Funding information

United States Department of Justice. NationalInstitute of Justice. 90-DD-CX-0057

System details

Mode of access: Internet.

Methodology note

• Data source: Data for Parts 1 and 2 were obtained from interviews with a subsample of probationers in the experimental and control groups upon assignment to probation and after eight months of supervision. For Part 3, data were compiled from official records of probationers in the experimental and control groups (e.g., probation and PIR files, sheriff's records, and criminal history files).
• Universe: All probationers entering community supervision in San Diego County from February to December 1991.

Contents

Part 1: Initial Interview Data; Part 2: Follow-up Interview Data; Part 3: Case Tracking Data

Other format(s)

Also available as downloadable files.

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