Mair and May Flashcards
what subsection is m and m apart of ?
alternatives to prion
what are the four main types of rehabilitation ?
community rehabilitation orders
community punishment orders
combined orders
drug treatment and testing orders
how many individuals are on community services?
200,000
90% are male
what must you do on probation order ?
stay out of trouble report any changes of address or number be on time for appointments let staff visit your home keep court requirements take part in activities your probation officers instructs you to do
what must you not do on probation ?
miss appoitments or be late
turn up high or drunk
upset people
make offensive remarks
what is the reconviction rates of a short sentence within a year of release ?
60%
what other studies are apart of this research ?
mair and may
Sherman and strang
eberhardt
what did Sherman and strang look into?
investigation of the experiences of offenders on probation
what is the aim of their research ?
to investigate the experience of offenders on probations across eng and wales
what research method did they use ?
interviews- an average time of 52 minutes , conducted by independent reserchers
questions mainly closed, likert scales and multiple choice
what was the p/s ??
3299 offenders chosen at random (of all ages and offences)
what was the attrition rate ?
40 %
what percentage were first time offenders ?
51 %
what were the results ?
88% felt probation was useful
60% said they received individual help from officers
37% said it wouldn’t stop them from re-offending
what conclusion was drawn from this research?
probation was seen as useful for officers , yet over a third went on to re-offend
