NCJ Number
32210
Editor(s)
G R PERLSTEIN,
T R PHELPS
Date Published
1975
Length
370 pages
Annotation
THIS ANTHOLOGY CONTAINS 24 SELECTIONS WHICH ANALYZE THE HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS MOVEMENT AND EXPLORE THE VARIOUS TYPES OF COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THE OFFENDER.
Abstract
AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE COLLECTED ARTICLES ARE CURRENT TRENDS IN COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS; POST-INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS HALFWAY HOUSES OR EX-OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS; EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS; AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES, INCLUDING YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS, VOLUNTEERS IN JUVENILE COURT, AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS.