ADULT FURLOUGH CENTER - VARIABLES RELATED TO SUCCESSFUL PAROLE

• NCJ Number: 43716
• Author(s): D GROSSMAN; C R O'DONNELL; K G STANLEY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 43 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Hawaii
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DATA ON 92 FORMER RESIDENTS OF A SHORT-TERM PREPAROLE PROGRAM IN HONOLULU ARE USED TO IDENTIFY VARIABLES THAT ARE PREDICTIVE OF PAROLE OUTCOME FOR MALE OFFENDERS.

Abstract

THE STUDY SAMPLE INCLUDES ALL ADULT FURLOUGH CENTER RESIDENTS, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 81 PERCENT OF ALL PRISONERS RELEASED FROM THE HAWAII PRISON SYSTEM DURING THE PERIOD OF PREPAROLE PROGRAM OPERATION. OF THE 26 PERCENT PREPAROLE PROGRAM CLIENTS WHOSE PAROLE WAS REVOKED, 29 PERCENT FAILED WITHIN 6 MONTHS, 88 PERCENT IN 1 YEAR, AND 96 PERCENT IN 2 YEARS. FOR SUCCESSFUL CLIENTS, THE TIME PERIOD FROM THE GRANTING OF PAROLE TO THE FOLLOWUP STUDY RANGED FROM 6 TO 29 MONTHS. STUDY FINDINGS SHOW THAT THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT ON PAROLE IS THE VARIABLE MOST PREDICTIVE OF PAROLE SUCCESS. THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT PREDICTOR IS PERFORMANCE IN THE ADULT FURLOUGH CENTER PROGRAM, IN WHICH ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS IS TO ESTABLISH EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO PAROLE. THE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT PREPAROLE CENTERS CAN BE MOST EFFECTIVE BY INCREASING THE TRAINING AND SUCCESS EXPERIENCE OF RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ENTER WITH EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORIES; BY EMPHASIZING EMPLOYMENT SKILLS; AND BY DEVELOPING POSTRELEASE EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE JOB REFERRAL AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE. SUPPORTING DATA AND A LIST OF REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED.