Table 2.
Patterns of Communication between Probation Officer and Provider Dyads
| Total (n=164) %(n) |
Urban County (n=108) %(n) |
Rural County (n=56) %(n) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Nature of contact and information sharing with providers | |||
| Provide progress reports** | 50.00 (82) | 58.33 (63) | 33.93 (19) |
| Connect to services** | 62.20 (102) | 69.44 (75) | 48.21 (27) |
| Ensuring compliance | 61.59 (101) | 61.11 (66) | 62.50 (35) |
| Other** | 12.20 (20) | 17.59 (19) | 1.79 (1) |
| Does not contact* | 10.37 (17) | 6.48 (7) | 17.86 (10) |
| Multiple reasons* | 89.63 (147) | 93.52 (101) | 82.14 (46) |
| Officer shares information with providers * | 74.39 (122) | 79.63 (86) | 64.29 (36) |
| Frequency of sharing information with providers | |||
| A couple times a week | 9.15 (15) | 9.26 (10) | 8.93 (5) |
| Once a week | 11.59 (19) | 10.19 (11) | 14.29 (8) |
| Once a month | 32.93 (54) | 37.96 (41) | 23.21 (13) |
| Once every couple of months | 20.73 (34) | 22.22 (24) | 17.86 (10) |
| Does not share | 25.61 (42) | 20.37 (22) | 35.71 (20) |
| Provider shares information with officers | 72.56 (119) | 75.00 (81) | 67.86 (38) |
| Frequency of providers sharing information with officers | |||
| A couple times a week | 8.54 (14) | 6.48 (7) | 12.50 (9) |
| Once a week | 15.24 (25) | 14.81 (16) | 16.07 (9) |
| Once a month | 29.88 (49) | 31.48 (34) | 26.79 (15) |
| Once every couple of months | 18.90 (31) | 22.22 (24) | 12.50 (7) |
| Does not share | 27.44 (45) | 25.00 (27) | 32.14 (18) |
| Officer seeks advice from provider | 52.44 (86) | 51.85 (56) | 53.57 (30) |
| Frequency of officer seeking advice from provider | |||
| A couple times a week | 2.44 (4) | 2.78 (3) | 1.79 (1) |
| Once a week | 9.15 (15) | 6.48 (7) | 14.29 (8) |
| Once a month | 23.78 (39) | 25.00 (27) | 21.43 (12) |
| Once every couple of months | 17.07 (28) | 17.59 (19) | 16.07 (9) |
| Does not seek advice | 47.56 | 48.15 (52) | 46.43 (26) |
| Provider seeks advice from officer | 34.15 (56) | 37.04 (40) | 28.57 (16) |
| Frequency of provider seeking advice from officer | |||
| A couple times a week | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Once a week | 9.15 (15) | 8.33 (9) | 10.71 (6) |
| Once a month | 11.59 (19) | 12.04 (13) | 10.71 (6) |
| Once every couple of months | 13.41 (22) | 16.67 (18) | 7.14 (4) |
| Does not seek advice | 65.85 (108) | 62.96 (68) | 71.43 (40) |
| Provider and officer collaborate to problem-solve | 48.78 (80) | 51.85 (56) | 42.86 (24) |
| Frequency of provider-officer collaboration to problem-solve | |||
| A couple times a week | 1.83 (3) | 2.78 (3) | 0 |
| Once a week | 6.10 (10) | 3.70 (4) | 10.71 (6) |
| Once a month | 25.61 (42) | 30.56 (33) | 16.07 (9) |
| Once every couple of months | 15.24 (25) | 14.81 (16) | 16.07 (9) |
| Do not collaborate | 51.22 (84) | 48.15 (52) | 57.14 (32) |
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01