Can family and friends improve probation and parole outcomes? A quantitative evaluation of Triple-S: Social Supports in Supervision

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Schaefer, Lacey
Townsley, Michael
Hutchins, Benjamin
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2022
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This study details the results of a quantitative evaluation of a new model of probation and parole called Triple-S: Social Supports in Supervision. The pilot project positioned community corrections staff as ‘super controllers’ who incorporate the parents, partners or peers of probationers and parolees into each client’s order to serve in the roles of offender handlers, target guardians and place managers. The findings demonstrated Triple-S had inconsistent effects on reoffending, as reductions were not always significant or sustained; however, some promising results showed a reduction in recidivism frequency and severity. Program fidelity (the slippage between expected and observed Triple-S sessions) was influential, with greater model adherence resulting in lower rates of reoffending.

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© 2022 Australian Institute of Criminology. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the publisher’s website for further information.

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Grant: CRG 38/18–19

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Criminology

Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation

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Schaefer, L; Townsley, M; Hutchins, B, CRG 38/18-19: Can family and friends improve probation and parole outcomes? A quantitative evaluation of Triple-S: Social Supports in Supervision, 2022

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