ABSTRACT
Both institutional and community correctional populations have grown steadily over the past three decades. This growth has certainly captured the attention of scholars and some policy-makers, and more recently politicians concerned about the budgetary impact of such growth. Indeed, near the end of 2008 the Pew Centers released a report detailing that one in every 100 adults in the United States was incarcerated, a truly astounding number (Pew Center 2008). When the number of offenders serving community-based orders is included, the number of adults in the United States who are under correctional supervision is one in 31 (Pew Center 2009). Although less visible, correctional supervision in the community clearly remains the chief punishment strategy in the United States.
