Exploring the Impact of an AVRS Curfew Program on Recidivism of Juvenile Probationers in Korea

Community corrections agencies across the world have adopted biometric technologies as a security tool and cost-effective monitoring strategy. This study investigates the effectiveness of the automated voiceprint recognition supervision (AVRS) curfew program for 386 Korean juvenile probationers from the Seoul Probation Office. Although the AVRS curfew program in Korea has been in effect for more than 14 years, effectiveness of the program has not been fully tested. A propensity score analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the AVRS program, controlling for potential covariates of referring juveniles to the program. Contrary to expectations, a logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the innovative curfew program is a statistically significant factor in increasing the odds of recidivism. The article concludes with a discussion of implications for court-ordered juvenile curfew programs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology - 62(2018), 14 vom: 06. Okt., Seite 4425-4444

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cho, Younoh [VerfasserIn]
Mellow, Jeff [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Curfew
Journal Article
Juvenile probationers
Recidivism
Types of crime
Voiceprint recognition

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.03.2019

Date Revised 26.03.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0306624X18790427

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM287102734