NCJ Number
43486
Journal
REVIEWS ABOUT PROGRAMS Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (JULY 1977) Pages: WHOLE ISSUE
Editor(s)
J E MARKHAM,
M R READING
Date Published
1977
Length
62 pages
Annotation
COMMUNITY SERVICE-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES AND INTAKE PROGRAMS OF PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICES IN MISSOURI ARE DESCRIBED IN SUMMARY REPORTS ON SEVEN PROGRAMS.
Abstract
IN KANSAS CITY, COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TEAMS COMPOSED OF SEVERAL PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS, EACH A SPECIALIST IN A PARTICULAR AREA OF SERVICE, GUIDE CLIENT PROGRESS. THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TEAM APPROACH INCORPORATES CONCEPTS OF CASELOAD POOLING AND BROKERAGE/ADVOCACY FUNCTIONS. A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN ST. LOUIS, WHERE, IN ADDITION, A COMMUNITY RESOURCE UNIT PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICE TO EIGHT PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICES IN THE AREA. THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE UNIT IS STAFFED BY RESOURCE DEVELOPERS, WHO CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH THE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE CASELOAD OF THE REGION RATHER THAN WITH INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS. AN INTAKE GROUP COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR PROBATIONERS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY ENROLLED 1,042 CLIENTS BETWEEN AUGUST 1975 AND MAY 1977. EVALUATION FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT THE 7-WEEK PROGRAM IS OF GREATEST REHABILITATIVE VALUE TO THOSE IN GREATEST NEED OF HELP. INTAKE GROUP PROGRAMS FOR PROBATIONERS IN SPRINGFIELD AND NORTH ST. LOUIS CITY COVER THE PHILOSOPHY OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, CONTAINMENT THEORY, AND REALITY THERAPY. COMPONENTS OF KANSAS CITY'S INTAKE PROGRAM INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS OF THE CONDITIONS OF PROBATION, REALITY THERAPY, VALUE JUDGMENT, AND CLIENT PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING. COPIES OF MATERIALS USED IN THE SPRINGFIELD PROGRAM ARE INCLUDED.