The HOPE Program Compared to Probation As Usual

 

Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) is a community supervision strategy that includes swift, certain, and fair responses to probation violations. The program is rated No Effects. The treatment group had a statistically significant lower likelihood of having a positive drug test at the 12-month follow-up, but a statistically significant greater number of probation violations, compared with the control group. There were no statistically significant effects on recidivism (any arrest) or new convictions. In January 2020, HOPE received a rating of No Effects based on review of a single study that focused only on measures of recidivism. In February 2021, CrimeSolutions conducted a re-review based on an analysis of the same study that also included measures of substance misuse (drug test results). The program maintained a final rating of No Effects. LEARN MORE