Kristin Englander

Bio: Kristin Englander is an academic researcher from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The author has contributed to research in topics: Recidivism & Intermediate sanctions. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 19 citations.

Halfway Back: An Alternative to Revocation for Technical Parole Violators

Abstract: Over the past three decades, concomitant increases in prison population and the use of parole, coupled with a more punitive parole philosophy and fiscal crises at every level of government, have prompted a renewed interest in intermediate sanctions— especially for technical parole violators. A number of jurisdictions have developed intermediate sanctions that are both custodial and therapeutic—but do not involve a return to prison—for technical violators. Despite their growing popularity, little research has examined these technical violator programs, and as a result, basic questions regarding their impact remain unanswered. This article examines a therapeutic technical violator program in the state of New Jersey called Halfway Back. Using a quasiexperimental, retrospective matched groups design, the study explores the impact of the program through a comparison of recidivism and incarceration costs among random samples of program participants (n = 227) and nonparticipants (n = 392). Results suggest that p...

New Directions in Correctional Research

Abstract: Research in the area of corrections is expansive in its breadth, impressive in its depth, and grows with each year that passes. We know so much more about the correctional enterprise than we knew even just a decade ago, and yet there is still so much uncharted territory and so much we could learn. In this article, we review key research findings in the four areas of mass incarceration, community corrections, institutional corrections, and prisoner reentry. We focus specifically on the past 10 years and, with an eye toward mapping uncharted or underexplored territory, we offer directions for future research in these areas. Although it is impossible to provide a comprehensive roadmap for future corrections research, we hope to have identified sufficient new directions to further (and perhaps even complicate) understandings of corrections in the broader context of justice research.

The Role of Fines and Fees on Probation Outcomes

Abstract: Individuals on probation are commonly assessed fines and fees. These monetary sanctions serve different purposes. Fines are primarily used for more punitive purposes, whereas fees are often used to...

Custodial Parole Sanctions and Earnings after Release from Prison.

Abstract: Although the labor market consequences of incarceration in prison have been central to the literature on mass incarceration, punishment, and inequality, other components of the growing criminal justice system have received less attention from sociologists In particular, the rise of mass incarceration was accompanied by an even larger increase in community supervision In this paper, we examine the labor market effects of one frequently experienced aspect of post-prison parole, short-term custody for parole violations Although such sanctions are viewed as an alternative to returning parole violators to prison, they have the potential to affect labor market outcomes in ways similar to imprisonment, including both adverse and positive effects on earnings We estimate that parolees lost approximately 37 percent of their earnings in quarters during which they were in short-term custody Although their earnings tended to increase in the quarter immediately following short-term custody-consistent with the stated intentions of such sanctions-parolees experienced further earnings loss over the longer term after such sanctions In the third quarter following a short-term custody sanction, earnings are lowered by about 13 percent These associations are larger for those who were employed in the formal labor market before their initial incarceration

Uncommonly Observed The Impact of New Jersey’s Halfway House System

Abstract: Despite the nationwide use of halfway houses (HWHs), empirical findings documenting their impact have been generally infrequent over the last 30 years. Recent high-profile incidents have increased ...

Work Release as a Transition: Positioning Success Via the Halfway House

Abstract: Halfway houses (HWHs) are one resource that the New Jersey DOC utilizes to transition offenders from prison back into society. Previous studies show that offenders who participated in HWH programming are at less risk for recidivating compared to nonparticipants (Austin, 2001; Lowenkamp & Latessa, 2005). Work-release HWHs, specifically, have shown effectiveness in reducing recidivism for participants (Washington State Institute for Public Policy, 2007). Using propensity score matching, offenders placed in work release HWHs were matched to offenders released directly from prison (N = 11,644). Offenders in work-release HWHs demonstrate a reduced propensity for revocation and returns to prison (for any reason) compared to nonparticipants.