Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Evaluation of the First Year of Expanded House Arrest, October 1, 1984 - September 30, 1985

• NCJ Number: 101668
• Author(s): S Davis
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 21 pages
• Corporate Author: Oklahoma Dept of Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Data on the first year of Oklahoma's expansion of its house arrest program showed that house arrest had favorable outcomes in comparison to previous patterns of reincarceration.

Abstract

Almost 2,700 offenders were placed on house arrest from October 1, 1984, through September 30, 1985. The offenders were similar in race to the general population, but included more women drug offenders and drunk driving offenders. Drug offenders, drunk driving offenders, and violent offenders in the house arrest program had better outcomes than the average. Offenders referred to house arrest from community security and those earning more than $400 per month were also more successful, as were those 40 years old or older. Less than 1 percent of those previously terminated successfully from house arrest and 3.4 percent of those terminated unsuccessfully had experienced convictions by March 1986. Data tables.