NCJ Number
17610
Date Published
Unknown
Length
211 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE CRIMINAL CORRECTIONS PROBLEM IN THIS 10-COUNTY REGION AND PRESENTS THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS AND THEIR RELATION TO THE CAPITAL AREA.
Abstract
THE BASES OF THE PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM ARE REGIONAL COOPERATION, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, MODERN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, AND FISCAL RESOURCES. THIS REPORT DISCUSSES IN DETAIL THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS NEEDED IN THE AREA OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. EXAMINED ARE THE CAPITAL AREA JUVENILE SERVICES, THE ADULT PROBATION SERVICES, PERSONAL BOND, PRE-TRIAL RELEASE, AND CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ALCOHOLIC. RESEARCHERS CONCLUDED THAT THE CAPITAL AREA RELIED HEAVILY ON OUTDATED JAILS AND THAT MORE PROGRAMS WERE NEEDED WHICH ALLOWED THE OFFENDER OR PRE-TRIAL DETAINEE TO REMAIN WITHIN THE FREE COMMUNITY UNDER SUPERVISION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A NEW AGENCY BE ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IN THE CAPITAL AREA, THAT LEGISLATION BE PASSED CREATING A STATEWIDE PROBATION SYSTEM, AND THAT A REGIONAL PERSONAL BOND SYSTEM, A SUPERVISED RELEASE PROGRAM, A LOW-COST RESIDENTIAL DETOXIFICATION CENTER, AND A REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL DETENTION FACILITY ALL BE ESTABLISHED. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A CAPITAL AREA REPORT ON JUDICIAL DECISIONS AFFECTING JAIL STANDARDS IN TEXAS, THE RESULTS OF A CAPITAL AREA PLANNING COUNCIL SURVEY, AND A LIST OF ALCOHOLISM FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CAPITAL AREA. ALSO INCLUDED IS A COPY OF THE TEXAS INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT OF 1971 WHICH AUTHORIZED INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.