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Offender Perceptions of Graduated Sanctions

¹ University of Wyoming
² University of Nebraska Omaha

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ewodahl{at}uwyo.edu.

	Abstract

Finding credible alternatives to revocation for offenders who violate the conditions of their community supervision has emerged as a salient issue in the corrections field. A number of jurisdictions have turned to graduated sanctions as an alternative to revocation. This study addresses one of the major gaps in the research on graduated sanctions by examining perceptions of graduated sanction severity through the administration of surveys to offenders under active supervision. Survey results revealed several important findings. First, offenders do not view jail as being substantially more punitive than community-based sanctions such as community service or electronic monitoring. Second, offenders viewed treatment-oriented sanctions as being more punitive than other graduated sanctions. Third, offender perceptions of graduated sanctions were influenced by a variety of individual characteristics such as gender, age, and education level.

First published on May 8, 2009
Crime & Delinquency 2009, doi:10.1177/0011128709333725


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