Does Reducing Supervision for Low-risk Probationers Jeopardize Community Safety?

Duru, Haci; Lovins, Lori B.; Lovins, Brian

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Author

Duru, Haci
Lovins, Lori B.
Lovins, Brian

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Probation
Low-Risk Probation
Criminal Justice

Journal title

Federal Probation Journal

Date Published

2020-06-01

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2167

Abstract

THE NUMBER OF individuals on community supervision in the U.S. far surpasses those incarcerated. Of the 6.6 million adults in 2016 under correctional control, more than 4.5 million (68 percent) were serving a term of community supervision Eighty-one percent of the individuals placed on community supervision were probationers ( With large numbers of individuals supervised on probation, agencies must explore how to allocate resources more wisely, all while meeting the mandate for enhanced public safety.

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