NCJ Number
27781
Date Published
1972
Length
26 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON A STUDY WHICH COMPARED THE ADJUSTMENT OUTCOMES OF JUVENILES RELEASED FROM MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS BETWEEN AUGUST 1970 AND MAY 1971 HAVING CONVENTIONAL AND ABSOLUTELY NO FORMAL PAROLE SUPERVISION.
Abstract
THE 150 JUVENILES IN THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP WERE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY CONTACTS WITH THEIR PAROLE OFFICER, AND PAROLE OFFICERS WERE DISCOURAGED FROM INITIATING ANY CONTACTS WITH THE YOUTH. PAROLEE-INITIATED REQUESTS FOR HELP WERE ALLOWED, HOWEVER. ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR JUVENILES WERE RELEASED UNDER NORMAL PAROLE SUPERVISION (THE CONTROL GROUP) AND A RESIDUAL GROUP OF 144 JUVENILES ELIMINATED FROM THE STUDY GROUP WERE RELEASED ON CONVENTIONAL PAROLE SUPERVISION. ALL THREE GROUPS WERE FOLLOWED-UP AFTER A PERIOD OF TEN MONTHS USING AN INTERVIEW SCHEDULE. STUDY RESULTS INDICATED THAT BEING PLACED ON EXPERIMENTAL STATUS DID NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT UPON JUVENILE PAROLEES ABSCONDING OR MOVING WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE PAROLE OFFICE. IN ADDITION, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CONTROL GROUP MEMBERS AS COMPARED TO EXPERIMENTALS HAD PAROLE REVOKED DURING THE TEN MONTH FOLLOW-UP. THERE WAS ALSO A LARGER PROPORTION OF EXPERIMENTAL GROUP MEMBERS THAN CONTROLS EITHER DISCHARGED FROM PAROLE OR RECOMMENDED FOR DISCHARGE AT THE END OF THE TENTH MONTH.