Abstract
Research indicates that day report center (DRC) clients who complete their programs successfully are less likely to recidivate and tend to experience better postrelease outcomes. However, little is currently known about the predictive factors associated with successful program completion. Using a statewide sample of more than 2,000 clients drawn from 22 DRC programs in a mid-Atlantic state, this study investigates the relationship between client characteristics and case outcome (success vs. failure), and examines how the manner in which clients exited the program affected their risk of recidivism during a 24-month period following their release. The results identify several predictors of client success, of which the most powerful is offender risk based on the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI). These findings contribute to an emerging literature investigating the sources of success for offenders in community corrections programs and indicate that the LS/CMI is a valid predictor of a variety of recidivism outcomes.
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