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10 Just. Rsch. & Pol'y 1 (2008)

handle is hein.journals/jcerhadp10 and id is 1 raw text is: 0 THE EFFECTS OF CONNECTICUT'S PROBATION TRANSITION PROGRAM ON REDUCING TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS Stephen M. Cox Kathleen Bantley Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Central Connecticut State University Thomas Roscoe Department of Criminal Justice Westfield State College Brian Hill Court Support Services Division Connecticut Judicial Branch 0 Abstract A dramatic increase in Connecticut's prison population and concern over the num- ber of probation technical violators being sentenced to prison led to the piloting of a specialized probation program targeting high risk offenders. The present study used a quasi-experimental design with a one-year study period to evaluate the Probation Transition Program's (PTP) effect on probation technical violations and new arrests. Findings indicate the program significantly decreased technical violations in the partici- pation group while the rate of new arrests remained stable. An analysis of PTP partici- pants who received a technical violation or were arrested found that male probationers with high LSI-R risk scores were most likely to receive technical violations and younger male probationers who were African-American, unmarried, with a high number of convictions and high LSI-R risk scores were most likely to be arrested during the one- year follow-up period. The initial results of this paper were presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, Washington, March 14, 2006. The authors would like to thank Jennifer Hedlund, Damon Mitchell, and JRP's reviewers for their helpful com- ments on earlier versions of this manuscript. JUSTICE RESEARCH AND POLICY, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2008 © 2008 Justice Research and Statistics Association

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