Open AccessThe Impact of Halfway Houses on Parole Success and Recidivism
Author(s) -
S. E. Costanza,
Stephen Cox,
John C. Kilburn
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of sociological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5468
DOI - 10.5296/jsr.v6i2.8038
Subject(s) - span (engineering) , style (visual arts) , recidivism , psychology , zoology , art , biology , literature , criminology , civil engineering , engineering
Normal 0This article seeks to identify short and long term effects of halfway house completion on parole success and subsequent recidivism from a sample of offenders released from a northeastern state’s correctional facilities between 2004 and 2008. Using propensity score matching techniques, we compare parolees released to parole after successfully completing a residential treatment program to a matched group of parolees released directly into the community from a correctional facility. Analyses show that parolees who successfully complete a halfway house program are more likely to successfully complete parole but the effect on residential programming on long-term recidivism are negligible. Keywords:Alternative Corrections, Community Corrections, Halfway Houses, Parole, Recidivism