Disasters reveal the burdensome nature of community supervision policies.
A research participant under supervision during the COVID-19 global pandemic stated:
I really couldn't leave the state. I couldn't see family. It just all was taken from me at that moment.”
Our recommendations suggest ways to modify policies to support individuals under supervision more effectively, enhance their ability to thrive, and reduce violations of their supervision.
ABout the Project
Purpose
This project uses disasters as the context in which to study the breakdown and continuity of social processes in the face of disruption generated by the COVID-19 global pandemic (and where relevant, other disasters) for individuals under community supervision (i.e., corrections).
design
The research involves face-to-face, telephone, and/or web-based interviews.
outcome
The project provides deepened insight into the disaster experience of individuals on community supervision, and suggestions for adoptable system-based policy solutions.