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The Effects of Sanction Intensity on Criminal Conduct - JDAI Helpdesk

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c<strong>on</strong>trol c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s by RAND researchers.<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> study sites implemented the<br />

randomizati<strong>on</strong> sequence.<br />

Data collecti<strong>on</strong> occurred in several waves. A baseline assessment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> demographic<br />

characteristics and criminal history was c<strong>on</strong>ducted shortly after assignment. Supervisi<strong>on</strong><br />

details and services received were recorded at six and twelve m<strong>on</strong>ths; and recidivism<br />

(proporti<strong>on</strong> with new technical violati<strong>on</strong>s, arrests, c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>s, and incarcerati<strong>on</strong>s) was<br />

recorded at twelve m<strong>on</strong>ths. Data <strong>on</strong> drug testing were collected m<strong>on</strong>thly. Cost data and<br />

calendars for assessing time at risk were also collected. Each site obtained its own data,<br />

and procedures were checked for validity by RAND staff. Recidivism data came from<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficial records rather than self-reports.<br />

Criteria for determinati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> independent findings<br />

Many ISP studies report data <strong>on</strong> multiple outcome measures, which cannot be<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sidered independent treatment effects for the purposes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> quantitative meta-analysis<br />

because they are taken from the same sample <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> participants. In this review we do not<br />

attempt to pool outcome measures. As described above, the different outcome measures<br />

can be affected in different ways by the <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fenders’ probati<strong>on</strong> status. We initially take the<br />

more c<strong>on</strong>servative approach <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> handling different types <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> outcome measure separately.<br />

However, we combine arrests and c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>s in some analyses. In these cases, arrest<br />

outcomes take precedence over c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>s so that multiple outcomes from the same<br />

study are not used. We prioritize arrest because a successful c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong> is dependent <strong>on</strong><br />

many external factors and may not represent the most accurate picture <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fender’s<br />

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