The purpose of this paper is to gain the perspectives from social service providers that are a key component in focused deterrence programs. All focused deterrence/pulling levers programs have at least two essential elements: first, the message to the target population that reoffending will be met with swift and certain punishment, and second that social service providers are available to assist in their transition to a law-abiding lifestyle.,A case study approach was used to gather qualitative data with open-ended interviews of social service providers that participated in Operation RASOR, a modified focused deterrence initiative that identified cross-jurisdictional, chronic offenders across three cities in New England.,The results showed that many providers were unable, and sometimes unwilling, to participate in the strategy due to their lack of awareness of what focused deterrence strategies encompass, participant eligibility restrictions, and lack of funding. These findings may impact the success of focused deterrence programs.,Future research should include a larger sample from programs operating in different cities. The importance of the social services component of focused deterrence strategies and their capability of serving clients within those programs needs further examination for the integrity of these programs to adequately serve the participants.,The perceptions from social service providers on the program elements and ability to provide necessary services to the targeted offenders have never been examined. This study aids in expanding the literature on focused deterrence programs. It can also inform law enforcement agencies on the services that are most needed by the target population and the importance of coordinating their initiatives with service providers.

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服务提供商对重点威慑计划的看法

本文的目的是从社会服务提供者那里获取观点，而社会服务提供者是重点威慑计划的关键组成部分。所有有重点的威慑/拉动杠杆计划都至少具有两个基本要素：第一，向目标人群传达的信息是，将迅速而严厉地惩罚违规行为；第二，社会服务提供者可以协助他们向法律过渡-坚持生活方式。采用案例研究的方法，通过对参与RASOR行动的社会服务提供者进行不限成员名额访谈来收集定性数据，这是一项经过修改的重点威慑举措，旨在确定新英格兰三个城市的跨辖区，长期犯罪者。结果表明，许多提供者无法，有时甚至不愿意，由于他们缺乏对重点威慑战略包括的内容，参与者资格限制以及缺乏资金的了解，因此无法参与该战略。这些发现可能会影响重点威慑计划的成功。未来的研究应包括来自不同城市的计划的更大样本。重点威慑策略的社会服务组成部分的重要性及其在这些计划中为客户提供服务的能力，需要进一步研究这些计划的完整性，以充分为参与者提供服务。社会服务提供者对计划要素和提供服务能力的看法从未检查过针对目标犯人的必要服务。这项研究有助于扩大有关重点威慑计划的文献。