Juvenile Intensive Probation Supervision: Theory and Rationale (From Intensive Interventions With High-Risk Youths, P 29-44, 1991, Troy L Armstrong, ed. -- See NCJ-129819)

• NCJ Number: 129820
• Author(s): T R Clear
• Date Published: 1991
• Length: 16 pages
• Sale Source: Criminal Justice Press/Willow Tree Press
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

This review examines the rationale for juvenile intensive probation supervision (JIPS) and its implications for program operations.

Abstract

The primary reasons JIPS is so popular in the mid-1980's is the generalized desire to get tough with offenders and the specific desire to deal with overcrowded facilities. The purposes of JIPS are to punish (symbolic social disapproval) and to control risk. Most JIPS strategies relate to risk control, since the program is designed exclusively for offenders who pose a serious risk to the community. The primary JIPS strategy, frequency of contact between probation officer and client, emphasizes risk control. Given JIPS philosophy and orientation, only juveniles who pose a substantial risk to the community should receive intensive probation. The success of JIPS is dependent upon the identification of appropriate clients who represent the highest risks managed in the probation system. The technical base on which JIPS typically bases offender assessment for incapacitation and treatment is weak. 3 figures and 26 references