Date of Award

Summer 1999

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Sociology & Criminal Justice

Program/Concentration

Applied Sociology

Committee Director

Brian K. Payne

Committee Member

Randy Gainey

Committee Member

Otto C. Sampson

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.S62 O86

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate which factors impact offenders' recidivism on electronic monitoring. Research on electronic monitoring has mainly concentrated on individual program completion rates. A review of the available literature on electronic monitoring reveals few evaluative studies focusing on offender recidivism. No long term recidivism studies are available for electronic monitoring. The present research reviews 277 offenders five years after completing their electronic monitoring sentence in Norfolk, Virginia. The following factors as they may relate to offenders' recidivism, while on electronic monitoring are measured: current offense, prior conviction, offenders' age, sentence length, and employment history. Analyses reveal that electronic monitoring offenders' age and prior record are significant predictors of future criminal behavior. Younger electronic monitoring offenders and offenders-with: prior records are more likely to commit new crimes in the future.

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DOI

10.25777/7ce6-9105

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