Successful Completion of Restitution Orders in the Juvenile Restitution Initiative - A Preliminary Analysis (From Oversight Hearing on Juvenile Restitution Programs - Hearing, P 261-285, 1981 - See NCJ-82247)

• NCJ Number: 82249
• Author(s): W R Griffith; A L Schneider; P R Schneider
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 25 pages
• Grant Number(s): 79-JN-AX-0009
• Sponsoring Agency: US Securities and Exchange Cmssn
• Corporate Author: Institute of Policy Analysis
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Available on microfiche from NCJRS as NCJ-82247

Annotation

This report examines the rate at which juveniles referred to restitution projects successfully complete the court-ordered requirements.

Abstract

Based on data from more than 7,000 youths who were admitted to and later terminated from restitution projects, the rate of successful completion is estimated at 88 percent and forecast to continue at about the same level. The analysis indicates that the youths most likely to successfully complete the restitution requirements are those who are white, in school, have higher family incomes and prior offenses, and whose current offense is of a less serious nature. In addition, youths whose restitution payments were subsidized and those with comparatively smaller orders were also more likely to complete. Finally, offenders required to make restitution as a sole sanction, and who were not placed on probation or given a suspended commitment, were more likely to complete restitution successfully. Tables and a graph are included. For the oversight hearing, see NCJ 82247. (Author abstract modified)