Does the involvement of 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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2021
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This report details the results of a quantitative quasi-experimental evaluation of a new model of probation and parole called “Triple-S: Social Supports in Supervision”, in which officers incorporate “PoPPs” (Parents/Partners/Peers of Probationers and Parolees) into the supervision process to reduce crime opportunities and limit the exercise of propensity. In partnership with Queensland Corrective Services, the pilot project sought to position Community Corrections staff as “super controllers” who incorporate members of each client’s social network into the supervision process to serve in the crime controller roles of “offender handlers”, “target guardians”, and “place managers”. The model was piloted for six months (1 July – 31 December 2018) at one Community Corrections Office in southeast Queensland. This report describes the findings of a Criminology Research Grant awarded by the Australian Institute of Criminology to Dr Lacey Schaefer and Professor Michael Townsley to evaluate the impact of the Triple-S model on reoffending.

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Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation

Criminological theories

Causes and prevention of crime

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Schaefer, L; Townsley, M; Hutchins, B, Does the involvement of family and friends improve probation and parole outcomes? A quantitative evaluation of Triple-S: Social Supports in Supervision, 2021

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