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14 J. Ethnicity Crim. Just. 1 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/wecj14 and id is 1 raw text is: JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2016, VOL. 14, NO. 1, 1-20 Routledge http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2015.1030527 Taylor&Francis Group Inequality on probation: An examination of differential probation outcomes Kevin F. Steinmetza and Howard Hendersonb aDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA; bDepartment of Administration of Justice, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY The effect of race, gender, offense type, location, assessment Received 27 January 2014 scores, as well as key interaction terms based on race were Revised 22 January 2015 examined on multiple probation outcomes. Extending the racial Accepted 1 February2015 equity research to offenders supervised within the community, KEYWORDS results suggest that African American males fare worse on Corrections; gender; multiple supervision outcomes. In addition, the research found probation; quantitative that women were less likely to receive alternative probation research; race outcomes. Suggestions are put forth for the continuance of research on racial inequities for offenders sentenced to a term of community supervision. The study ends with a call for increased attention to various inequality issues confronting criminal justice. Previous examinations of racial parity within the corrections system have primarily focused on institutional populations. Despite the fact that 60% of offenders under the purview of the American criminal justice system are supervised by the proba- tion system (Maruschak & Parks, 2012), inquiries into the racial disparity within probation remain limited. For the most part this research has examined the impact of various individual and interactional level predictors on dichotomously mea- sured outcomes of probation success (for a detailed review, see Rembert, Hender- son, & Pirtle, 2014). Though the extant literature has made many advances in the way of equitable levels of supervision and treatment, dichotomously operationaliz- ing all probation failures and successes has not allowed for a more exact under- standing of the possible outcome options. The results of the previous examinations of those factors that predict probation outcomes have likely been affected by their inconsistent use of different facilities, administrative styles, and jurisdictional definitions. These studies have also inter- changeably used self-reported behavior or official criminal histories. Researchers have tended to focus on specific types of probation outcomes, such as revocation or the commission of a new felony offense (e.g., Freiburger & Hiinski, 2013). CONTACT Kevin F. Steinmetz kfsteinmetz@ksu.edu ( Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Kansas State University, 202-C Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. 0 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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