COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IN IOWA - AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITION

• NCJ Number: 41316
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 123 pages
• Grant Number(s): 702-73-00-0470-43-01
• Corporate Author: Iowa Crime Cmssn; Iowa Bureau of Correctional Evaluation
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINANCED BY THE IOWA CRIME COMMISSION, THIS ANALYTIC STUDY CONCERNS PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITY CORRECTION PROGRAMS IN IOWA IN 1974.

Abstract

THE FIRST CHAPTER GIVES A BRIEF HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF IOWA'S COMMUNITY CORRECTION EFFORTS. CHAPTER TWO DESCRIBES THE DESIGN OF THE STUDY IN SOME DETAIL. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE TEXT REPORT FINDINGS FROM THIS STUDY FOR BOTH THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AND THE ENTIRE STATE. THE FOURTH CHAPTER, WHICH DEALS WITH THE FIFTH DISTRICT ONLY, COMPARES RESULTS FROM THE LATEST STUDY AND EARLIER STUDIES. THE FINAL SECTION PRESENTS INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL FACTORS FOR BOTH INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS. A VARIETY OF DATA ABOUT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IN EACH OF THE EIGHT JUDICIAL DISTRICTS IS FOUND IN THE APPENDIX. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) ...KAP