The Effects of Sanction Intensity on Criminal Conduct - JDAI Helpdesk

Table 1.5: Effect <strong>of</strong> <strong>Intensity</strong> Variation (Arrest/Conviction, RCTs)
N Q
Mean 95% C.I.
B
OR Lower Upper
Contact frequency difference
High 13 1.08 .87 1.35
.42
Low 4
.91 .56 1.47
Drug test frequency difference
High 9 .81 .52 1.27
.30
Low 2
1.28 .26 6.26
Mixed effects (method <strong>of</strong> moments) mean odds ratios.
Caseload size variation not included because only one study had low caseload variation. That study
indicated large effect in favor <strong>of</strong> control group.
Table 1.6: Effect <strong>of</strong> <strong>Intensity</strong> Variation (Technical Violations, RCTs)
N Q
Mean 95% C.I.
B
OR Lower Upper
Contact frequency difference
High 11 1.67 .98 2.83
.04
Low 4
1.49 .58 3.80
Drug test frequency difference
High 7 1.05 .80 1.38
2.03
Low 2
2.07 .85 5.01
Mixed effects (method <strong>of</strong> moments) mean odds ratios.
Caseload size variation not included because only one study had low caseload variation. That study
indicated large effect in favor <strong>of</strong> treatment group.
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