ADULT CORRECTION RELEASE STIPEND PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON

• NCJ Number: 15483
• Journal: State Government Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1974) Pages: 32-36
• Author(s): C R DIGHTMAN; D R JOHNS
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Council of State Governments
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXPLANATION AND EVALUATION OF THE INITIAL EFFECTS OF A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID TO PAROLEES UPON THEIR RELEASE FROM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

Abstract

A RANDOM SAMPLE OF ALL RELEASES DURING THE FIRST 14 MONTHS OF PROGRAM OPERATION WAS STUDIED, AND SOME OF THE FINDINGS ARE ILLUSTRATED IN TABLES. THE EXTENT OF RELEASED FELON PARTICIPATION IN THE STIPEND PROGRAM WAS REVIEWED. ALSO EXAMINED WERE THE RATES OF RETURN OF RELEASEES TO INSTITUTIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) ...KAP