DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDER AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES IN ILLINOIS

• NCJ Number: 40156
• Journal: OFFENDER REHABILITATION Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 89-100
• Author(s): C V BAKEMAN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Haworth Press, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY TO EXAMINE THE NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDERS, PARTICULARLY THE MENTALLY RETARDED, IN COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS IN ILLINOIS.

Abstract

DATA WERE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING AGENCY CONCERNS, AGENCY NEEDS, AND GAPS IN PROGRAM SERVICES, IN PERSONNEL NEEDS, AND IN OTHER RELEVANT AREAS. IT WAS INDICATED BY THE RESPONDENTS THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDERS, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR STAFF PERSONS WORKING WITH THEM. THE RESPONDENTS FURTHER INDICATED THAT, IN THEIR OPINION, THE MOST NEEDED COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDERS WERE SPECIALIZED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, COUNSELING, EVALUATION, AND SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT, WITH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES ALSO RANKING HIGH IN AGENCY SELECTIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)