Back Door Electronic Monitoring (Sweden)
Problems addressed
Recidivism
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Residence / home
Country of application
Sweden
Description

This is a program aimed at reducing recidivism rates for individuals who have left the prison system and are monitored electronically.
As part of the program, participants must work or study for a minimum of four hours a day. Some free time is allowed, as well as time to engage in treatment-related activities or other activities designed to improve the participant’s social situation.
Evening home visits, breath tests twice a week, and urine tests are also used to ensure that participants do not use drugs or alcohol during the program.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that, after the three-year follow-up period, 26% of program participants were convicted for new offenses, compared to 38% of the control group. The conviction rate for a new offense was 14% for the treatment group and 26% for the control group. These results were statistically significant [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Marklund, F. & Holmberg, S. (2009). Effects of early release from prison using electronic tagging in Sweden. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 5(1), 41–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-008-9064-2

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