NCJ Number
15482
Journal
State Government Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1974) Pages: 27-31
Date Published
1974
Length
5 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEN YEAR OLD PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA TO REDUCE COMMITMENTS TO STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION BY SUBSIDIZING LOCAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTIES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES PLANNING, PROMOTING, AND IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM AND EXPLAINS SOME OF THE PROGRAM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY CITING STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS STATISTICS. SHE CONCLUDES THAT THE PROBATION SUBSIDY PROGRAM HAS BEEN AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ITS GOALS OF REDUCING COMMITMENTS, SAVING TAXPAYERS' MONEY, AND OFFERING A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION FOR SELECTED OFFENDERS....EB