NCJ Number
29336
Date Published
1974
Length
51 pages
Annotation
THE EX-MARC HALFWAY HOUSE IS A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY DESIGNED TO HELP PAROLEES, EX-FELONS, AND PROBATIONERS TO ADJUST TO COMMUNITY LIVING AND TO REDUCE THEIR RATES OF RECIDIVISM.
Abstract
THIS CENTER PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION FOR THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO NEED A LEVEL OF CUSTODY BETWEEN INCARCERATION AND NORMAL PROBATION AND PAROLE, BY ESTABLISHING A LIVING ARRANGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO THE SUCCESS OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN, AND BY ESTABLISHING A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ITS CLIENTS, THEIR PROBATION OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITY. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WAS TAKEN FROM PROJECT FILES AND X-MARC CLIENTS WERE ADMINISTERED A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE RESULTS ARE PRESENTED AND ANALYZED IN TERMS OF RESIDENT RECIDIVISM, INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTS, RESIDENT ASSESSMENTS, AND A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS. EVALUATORS CONCLUDED THAT THE X-MARC HALFWAY HOUSE HAS DEMONSTRATED AN ABILITY TO DELAY THE OCCURRENCE OF RECIDIVISM, EVEN THOUGH ITS CLIENTS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE THE LEAST LIKELY TO SUCCEED IN COMMUNITY LIFE ACCORDING TO CLASSIFICATION TESTS. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS DATA ON THE PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF HOUSE RESIDENTS VERSUS PAROLE GROUPS USED FOR COMPARISON AND COPIES OF ALL THE DATA COLLECTION FORMS USED IN THE EVALUATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)