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Exploring the Predictors of Offenders' Satisfaction of their Probation

The current study aims at exploring factors that predict perception of the probation, specifically offenders' satisfaction level of their probation. There is a paucity of study examined probationers' perception of their punishment in spite of the importance of various community-based correction programs. This study will demonstrate characteristics, types of probation order and bonding between offenders and probation officers associated with the probationers' perception. The total sample consist of 290 probationers selected from probation offices. Overall, the probationers' attitude and perceived satisfaction toward their experience of probation were positive. In addition, statistically significant differences in total offenders' satisfaction of their probation were found among those probationers who were under simple probation supervision, those who had additional community service order(or attendance order), and those who were supervised by GPS Electronic Monitoring. Perception were the most positive among offenders who had both probation order and community service order(or attendance order). The result of multiple linear regression analysis showed that (1) age, (2) types of probation, (3) bonding between offenders and probation officers were statistically significant factors that predict the probationers' perception, when other variables were controlled. On average, one unit increase in age, the offenders' perception of their probation decrease by 0.086. Furthermore, offenders under simple probation order had about 2.339 higher satisfaction level than the offenders under GPS electronic monitoring. Besides probationers who completed extra community service order(or attendance order) had about 3.274 higher perception score than the offenders monitored by GPS electronic monitoring. Finally, for every on unit increase in bonding between offenders and probation officer, the perception of probation increases by 1.431 averagely. The practical implications of these results are discussed.