Day Reporting Centers and Community Corrections

• NCJ Number: 132786
• Journal: International Association of Residential and Community Alternatives Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1990) Pages: 4-11,18-19
• Author(s): J J Larivee; D G Parent; K Warwick; R McCarthy; J McDevitt; R Milano; E L Curtin; G Mair; J J Robinson; A J Lurigio
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

These articles describe day reporting programs (DRCs) operating in Boston, Chicago, and Springfield (Massachusetts); the application of DRCs by a correctional facility and by a major probation department; and an assessment of their use in the United States and England.

Abstract

In 1989 a study was conducted to identify existing day reporting centers (DRCs) and to describe their objectives, structure, and operation. Fourteen DRCs were identified: 11 of these were in 4 states -- Massachusetts, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. DRCs had three main purposes: to treat offenders, to incapacitate offenders, and to reduce prison or jail crowding. Programs vary in duration from 20 days to 9 months. An analysis of client characteristics and program effectiveness shows that substance abuse is the single most common problem among offenders; the most significant indicator of the likelihood of successfully completing the program was the education of the client. The early results on DRCs indicate great opportunity to create a truly viable alternative to the traditional methods of sanctioning and supervising offenders. 28 references