U.S. Department of Justice

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  • 024036

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  • Published 2009.
  • 16 pages.

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Maine's Women Offenders: What Do We Know?

Publication year: 2009 | Cataloged on: Oct. 26, 2009
ANNOTATION: “This study provides a descriptive analysis of the characteristics of women entering Maine’s probation system from 2004 to 2006, and examines the factors contributing to recidivism, defined as an arrest for a new crime (misdemeanor or felony) while under probation supervision” (p. 2). Tabulations of findings are presented for: characteristics of sample; returning County of Maine women probationer sample; Maine characteristics of Maine women probationer sample; risk level by year entering probation; one-year recidivism rates by risk category and cohort; one-year recidivism rate for women probationers by county; and risk level and LSI (Level of Service Inventory) predictors.
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