NCJ Number
96211
Date Published
1984
Length
267 pages
Annotation
This plan addresses the development, implementation, and operation of alternatives to total confinement for nonviolent offenders, including community supervision and community service in Washington State.
Abstract
Results are presented of a telephone survey of programs that serve as alternatives to incarceration as defined in Senate Bill 4798. Seven categories of programs are identified: State work release, local work release, community service work, treatment alternatives to street crime, inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment, and job training programs. Many of these programs were not operating at capacity at the time they were surveyed; however, most anticipated an increase in referrals. Data on funding sources reveal differences by program category; for example, residential programs required room and board fees, and community service work programs charged liability insurance fees. The five separately budgeted programs for which the Division of Community Services is responsible -- Work/Training Release, Geiger Field Work/Training Release, Adult Probation and Parole, Intensive Supervision, and the Victim Witness Notification Program -- are described. The projected numbers of offenders who may be eligible for alternatives to total confinement are identified, and the relationship of State and local government in the operation of jails is examined. Four administrative approaches, the status quo model, the State standards model, the State financing model, and the State jail operation model, are explored. Finally, the public policy issues which should constitute a foundation for an alternative system are noted. Thirty-five references, a community consultation report, and approximately 50 tables are included.