Muskie School of Public Service

Abstract

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) has selected Maine as a pilot site to develop a replicable framework to measure the effectiveness of correctional management of offenders in the community. The Muskie School is partnering with the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) to track a random sample of offenders on probation and measure their recidivism rates over the next two years. This outcome-based approach to performance government will enable MDOC to eventually compare program quality to individual outcomes, increase MDOC¿s capacity to identify systemic, state-wide offender trends, and create a more robust data report system on offenders. Muskie staff will track the arrest rates of a sample of probationers and complete a series of reports at the end of six months, one year and two years.

Project URL

Link http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch

Funding Types

• Multiple Funders

Population Areas

• Maine

Subject Areas

• Corrections
• Education
• Evaluation

Publications

• Rocque, M.A., & Rubin, M. (2009, July). Probation and split-sentencing in Maine. In Brief. (Project Brief). Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service.
• Rubin, M., & Dodge, J. (2009, July). Probation in Maine: Setting the baseline. Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service.