12-02-2012, 02:52 AM
Hawaii finds success with tough-love approach to repeat offenders
A Hawaiian program gets some national attention in dealing with repeat offenders....
"A 2009 study by professor Hawken for the U.S. Department of Justice found that HOPE probationers were 55% less likely to be arrested in a new crime than probationers not in the program. They were 72% less likely to use drugs, 61% less likely to skip appointments with their probation officer and 53% less likely to have their probation revoked, and they were sentenced to 48% fewer days of incarceration. And by offering probationers a chance to get clean on their own, precious drug treatment slots were saved for those who truly needed them."
From the L.A. Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-...318.column
A Hawaiian program gets some national attention in dealing with repeat offenders....
"A 2009 study by professor Hawken for the U.S. Department of Justice found that HOPE probationers were 55% less likely to be arrested in a new crime than probationers not in the program. They were 72% less likely to use drugs, 61% less likely to skip appointments with their probation officer and 53% less likely to have their probation revoked, and they were sentenced to 48% fewer days of incarceration. And by offering probationers a chance to get clean on their own, precious drug treatment slots were saved for those who truly needed them."
From the L.A. Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-...318.column
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