Criminal Recidivism Among Felony-Level ATI Program Participants in New York City, Executive Summary

• NCJ Number: 210214
• Author(s): Jukka Savolainen Ph.D.
• Date Published: August 2002
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc
• Sale Source: New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Summary); Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: For the full final report, see NCJ-210213.

Annotation

This report summarizes findings from a study of criminal recidivism among felony offenders who participated in one of seven of New York City's Alternative-to-Incarceration (ATI) programs.

Abstract

The ATI population analyzed consisted of felony offenders who completed any 1 of 7 ATI programs between July 1, 1998, and March 31, 2000, and then remained in the community thereafter (n=1,005). Each case was tracked for recidivism for up to 1 year after program completion, but not further than September 30, 2000. Rearrest was the primary indicator of recidivism. The recidivism of ATI program completers was compared to similar cases sentenced to straight probation or to incarceration (local jail or State prison). The study found that approximately 40 percent of the ATI participants were rearrested within 1 year of completing a program, and approximately 25 percent of the ATI participants were convicted on the first rearrest; approximately 20 percent of the first rearrests led to a felony indictment. The prevalence of recidivism among ATI participants did not differ significantly from that of offenders sentenced to probation or those discharged from State prison. Those released from jail were approximately 1.2 times more likely to recidivate than ATI participants. Further research is suggested to explain these findings. 2 references