Table 2.
Types of encounters with criminal justice system, their prevalence rates, and estimated costs
| Category | Persons with the criminal justice system encounter (n = 278) |
% of total sample | Mean ± SD cost per encounter, $a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Against the Subject | |||
| Victim of crime | 187 | 67% | 60 ± 79 |
| Encounters resulting in arrest | |||
| On parole or probation for 1 year | 73 | 26% | 3237 ± NA |
| Assault | 35 | 13% | 1572 ± 1358 |
| Parole or probation violation | 27 | 10% | 2751 ± 4820 |
| Drug charges | 11 | 4% | 2077 ± 3817 |
| Burglary, larceny, breaking and entering | 11 | 4% | 2783 ± 4914 |
| Shoplifting, vandalism | 8 | 3% | 2783 ± 4914 |
| Weapons offense | 7 | 3% | 1599 ± NA |
| Robbery | 5 | 2% | 2783 ± 4914 |
| Arson | 6 | 2% | 2751 ± 4820 |
| Rape | 4 | 1% | 19278 ± 22463 |
| Prostitution | 2 | 1% | 2332 ± 2518 |
| Homicide or manslaughter | 4 | 1% | 19278 ± 22463 |
| Forgery | 2 | 1% | 447 ± 237 |
| Encounter not resulting in or from arrest | |||
| Other miscellaneous encounter | 36 | 13% | 38 ± 87 |
| Major driving violation | 30 | 11% | 1016 ± 179 |
| Disorderly conduct | 25 | 9% | 1246 ± 896 |
| Driving while intoxicated | 6 | 2% | 1016 ± 179 |
| Contempt of court | 6 | 2% | 38 ± 87 |
aEstimated using previously reported costs per type of encounter with the legal system [20] and adjusted to 2001 US dollars.
Abbreviation: NA, not available; SD, standard deviation.
aCost per encounter was adopted from Clark and colleagues [20] and adjusted to 2001 dollars. Cost of parole or probations for 1 year was adopted from the US Office of Probation and Pretrial Services and adjusted to 2001 dollars.