Title

Characteristics of Repeat Offenders at the Cumberland County Jail in 2005

Authors

George Shaler MPH, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Cutler Institute for Health and Social PolicyFollow

Document Type

Policy Brief

Publication Date

1-2007

Abstract

This brief addresses the following question: What are the characteristics of repeat offenders at the Cumberland County Jail? In 2006, Cumberland County hired the Muskie School of Public Service to help provide information for county planning purposes. The Muskie School examined the characteristics of individuals booked more than once at the Cumberland County Jail in 2005.

Of the 10,260 bookings at the Cumberland County Jail in 2005, 4,617 (45%) were individuals with more than one booking. A booking, whether for someone being pre-arraigned, being held for trial, or sentenced, consumes limited jail resources. Clearly for public safety purposes, many crimes such as felonies necessitate the use of jail resources; however, many individuals who were repeatedly booked at the jail were there for lesser offenses with significantly reduced risk to public safety.

Comments

This brief is available on the Maine Statistical Analysis Center Website at:
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch

Recommended Citation

Shaler, George MPH, "Characteristics of Repeat Offenders at the Cumberland County Jail in 2005" (2007). Maine Statistical Analysis Center. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/maine_statistical_analysis_center/1