Traditional Probation & Intensive Supervision ... - Ottawa County

5. Recidivism by Level of ParticipationIt is important to determine whether or not the level of probation participation (i.e. reporting, nonreporting,or mail-in) has any impact on reducing an offender’s propensity to recidivate. Due tothe fact that all ISP probationers are ‘reporting,’ this analysis is more applicable to TraditionalProbation.It is not surprising that mail-in probationers did not recidivate. Mail-in probationers aretypically non-Ottawa County residents, and the recidivism data collected for this evaluation arebased on convictions within Ottawa County. Regrettably, the Planning and Grants Departmentdoes not currently have access to state-wide recidivism information; although, access to thestate-wide LEIN system is currently being pursued. It is anticipated that state-wide recidivisminformation will be used to conduct recidivism analyses for subsequent evaluations. Thefollowing table (Table 20) identifies recidivism rates by the level of participation.Level of ParticipationReportingNon-ReportingMail-InRecidivatedTable 20Recidivism by Level of ParticipationTraditional ISP TotalDid NotRecidivateRecidivatedDid NotRecidivateRecidivatedDid NotRecidivateActual Count 140 763 18 105 158 868% of Total 15.5% 84.5% 14.6% 85.4% 15.4% 84.6%Actual Count 15 106 0 0 15 106% of Total 12.4% 87.6% 0.0% 0.0% 12.4% 87.6%Actual Count 0 17 0 0 0 17% of Total 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%Actual Count 155 886 18 105 173 991Total% of Total 14.9% 85.1% 14.6% 85.4% 14.9% 85.1%Source: Criminal Justice System DatabasePercent Recidivating20.0%18.0%16.0%14.0%12.0%10.0%8.0%6.0%4.0%2.0%0.0%15.5%12.4%0.0%14.6%0.0%0.0%15.4%12.4%Tradtitional ISP Total of All ProbationersType of Probation0.0%ReportingNon-ReportingMail-InEvaluation: Traditional and ISP Probation Page 25 Prepared by: Ottawa County Planning Department (08/03/07)