Expediting Probation to Reduce Length of Stay in Jail

• In Event: Innovations in Probation Supervision

Abstract

Probation matters. Most of the current research on jail reform has considered the pretrial population, but we know less about individuals returned to jail for a probation technical violation, which includes failure to meet the conditions of probation supervision (e.g., maintaining employment, regular office visits, and routine drug tests). We found that individuals who are booked into jail for probation violations represent a small part of the total jail population in St. Louis County, but they have substantially longer lengths of stay than other groups. We present a new model to reduce length of stay in jail.

Authors

• Beth M. Huebner, Arizona State University

• Lee Ann Slocum, University of Missouri-St. Louis

• Andrea Giuffre, California State University, San Bernardino

• Kimberly R. Kras, San Diego State University