NCJ Number
232992
Journal
British Journal of Criminology Volume: 50 Issue: 6 Dated: November 2010 Pages: 1155-1170
Date Published
November 2010
Length
16 pages
Annotation
An outcome analysis was conducted in Switzerland of community service versus electronic monitoring assignment.
Abstract
The present study is based on a controlled experiment in Switzerland with 240 subjects randomly assigned either to community service or to electronic monitoring. Measures of outcome include reconvictions, self-reported delinquency, and several measures of social integration such as marriage, income, and debts. The findings, based on subjects who successfully completed their sanction, suggest, with marginal significance (p less than 0.10), that those assigned to electronic monitoring reoffended less than those assigned to community service, that they were more often married and lived under more favorable financial circumstances. Electronic monitoring may be an alternative to non-custodial sanctions. With increasing demands for non-custodial sanctions, it is crucial having more alternatives available. (Published Abstract) Tables and references