Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of the Massachusetts Intensive Probation Supervision Project, 1984-1985
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness
 of an Intensive Probation Supervision (IPS) program on high-risk
 offenders. The IPS program was characterized by four changes in usual
 procedures: (1) increased supervision, (2) risk/needs assessment for
 substance abuse, employment, and marital/family …