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Prioritizing participant retention in federal reentry court: perspectives from United States reentry courts
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Prioritizing participant retention in federal reentry court: perspectives from United States reentry courts

Madelena Sophia Rizzo
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
Jun 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00001063
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Abstract

Probation Prisoners--Deinstitutionalization Recidivism
Of the 6.3 million people under correctional supervision in the United States, almost two-thirds are on probation and parole. The growing trend toward community supervision has been accompanied by the development of problem-solving courts, the most well-known of which are drug courts. Although there is substantial research demonstrating the effectiveness of drug courts in reducing reoffending, there is more limited research on other types of problem-solving courts, such as reentry court. This study seeks to expand the current literature by surveying federal reentry courts across the United States. Survey questions concerned the primary goals of the programs, the biggest challenges, and the reasons for participant non-completion. In total, 64 reentry courts completed surveys. Results demonstrated that Risk-Need-Responsivity principles were important, but were not always prioritized over Good-Lives-Model principles. The importance rating for internal motivation was independent of the importance rating for external factors such as family and employment. Attributing high importance to successful completion of reentry court was associated with attributing high importance to the prevention of program attrition. Moreover, participant honesty and internal motivation were of high importance to respondents, as were team collaboration and relationship building. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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