Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers
This research examined the relationship between case planning indicators and recidivism for a sample of medium and high risk Canadian probationers sampled from two separate probation offices operating under the same policies and standards. A scale that measured completeness of case planning based on...
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| author | Delphine Gossner Terri Simon Brian Rector Rick Ruddell |
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| description | This research examined the relationship between case planning indicators and recidivism for a sample of medium and high risk Canadian probationers sampled from two separate probation offices operating under the same policies and standards. A scale that measured completeness of case planning based on an evidence-based, outcome-focused case planning model called Community Safety Planning, revealed significant differences in case planning completeness between the samples with the probation office reporting higher levels of completeness demonstrating significantly lower levels of recidivism. This effect was also observed when investigating the entire sample; high-risk probationers with more complete case plans had 52 per cent less recidivism than high-risk probationers with less complete case plans. The nature of communication between probation and police services on an individual case basis was also examined in an effort to better understand how these partnerships are currently functioning, and whether there is opportunity to improve the strategic nature of the communication to achieve the common goal of community safety. Implications for best practices in case management with offender populations are offered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8b8fd7bcd4045e6b42b06b6b1131e4a2023-12-02T21:40:27ZengSG PublishingJournal of Community Safety and Well-Being2371-42982016-08-011210.35502/jcswb.4Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationersDelphine Gossner0Terri Simon1Brian Rector2Rick Ruddell3Ministry of Justice, Corrections and PolicingMinistry of Justice, Corrections and PolicingMinistry of Justice, Corrections and PolicingUniversity of ReginaThis research examined the relationship between case planning indicators and recidivism for a sample of medium and high risk Canadian probationers sampled from two separate probation offices operating under the same policies and standards. A scale that measured completeness of case planning based on an evidence-based, outcome-focused case planning model called Community Safety Planning, revealed significant differences in case planning completeness between the samples with the probation office reporting higher levels of completeness demonstrating significantly lower levels of recidivism. This effect was also observed when investigating the entire sample; high-risk probationers with more complete case plans had 52 per cent less recidivism than high-risk probationers with less complete case plans. The nature of communication between probation and police services on an individual case basis was also examined in an effort to better understand how these partnerships are currently functioning, and whether there is opportunity to improve the strategic nature of the communication to achieve the common goal of community safety. Implications for best practices in case management with offender populations are offered.https://www.journalcswb.ca/index.php/cswb/article/view/4Probationcase managementrecidivismprogram integrity |
| spellingShingle | Delphine Gossner Terri Simon Brian Rector Rick Ruddell Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being Probation case management recidivism program integrity |
| title | Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers |
| title_full | Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers |
| title_fullStr | Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers |
| title_short | Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers |
| title_sort | case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers |
| topic | Probation case management recidivism program integrity |
| url | https://www.journalcswb.ca/index.php/cswb/article/view/4 |
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