NCJ Number
39112
Date Published
1976
Length
29 pages
Annotation
THIS PROGRAM RECRUITS, SCREENS, TRAINS, AND PLACES VOLUNTEERS TO WORK IN COMMUNITY AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS.
Abstract
IT IS EVALUATED BASED ON THE RESULTS OF ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEWS ADMINISTERED TO VOLUNTEERS, AGENCIES RECEIVING VOLUNTEERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES INDICATES THAT WHILE THE PROGRAM IS ACHIEVING ITS STATED GOALS, A BREAKDOWN OCCURS WITH THE USE AND/OR APPRECIATION OF VOLUNTEERS BY AGENCIES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE JUSTICE VOLUNTEER CORPS CONSIDER REDESIGNING ITS PROGRAM AND SCOPE AND THAT IT IMPLEMENT AN ON-GOING EVALUATION OF ITS TRAINING PROGRAMS (ITS MAIN STRENGTH) AND THE UTILIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS....ELW