SHOCK PROBATION - A PROVEN PROGRAM OF EARLY RELEASE FROM INSTITUTIONAL CONFINEMENT

• NCJ Number: 8977
• Author(s): G F DENTON; J M PETTIBONE
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Ohio Adult Parole Authority
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SHOCK PROBATION IS AN EARLY RELEASE PROCEDURE FOR FELONY OFFENDERS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT THE INITIAL SHOCK OF PRISON LIFE IS ENOUGH TO DETER RECIDIVISM.

Abstract

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES OHIO'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROCEDURE. MOST OF THE SHOCK PROBATIONERS WERE FIRST OFFENDERS, NON-VIOLENT PERSONS WHO HAD COMMITTED CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY RATHER THAN AGAINST PERSONS. OHIO HAD A BETTER THAN 90 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE WITH SHOCK PROBATIONERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)