Date of Award
8-1994
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Paul Friday
Second Advisor
Dr. Thomas VanValey
Third Advisor
Dr. Lewis Walker
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This is a descriptive study of the first two-year cohort of offenders sentenced in Kalamazoo County to Special Alternative Incarceration (SAI). Data were compiled from the Kalamazoo County Probation Department records which indicated 84 young men were sentenced to SAI from its inception in 1988 to 1990. Data were gathered on these offenders spanning 1988 to 1992. Successful graduation from SAI, completion of the probationary period, and recidivism were compared to offense, race, SES, education, employment, and other variables. The data of this group were also compared to national data of those sentenced to Special Alternative Incarceration programs. This group was also compared to the population of Kalamazoo County.
Recommended Citation
Chandler, Sherri DeBoef, "A Descriptive Study of Offenders Sentenced to Special Alternative Incarceration from 1988-1990 in Kalamazoo County" (1994). Masters Theses. 4178.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4178