NCJ Number
36411
Journal
Social Service Review Volume: 48 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1974) Pages: 539-549
Date Published
1974
Length
11 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-TERM HALFWAY HOUSE PROGRAMS TO FUNCTION AS EXTENSIONS OF OR SUBSTITUTES FOR DEFICIENT NUCLEAR FAMILIES OF EX-OFFENDERS.
Abstract
A COMPARISON OF THE MARITAL STATUS OF MALE FEDERAL PRISONERS AND THE GENERAL U.S. MALE POPULATION SHOWS THAT PRISONERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE MARRIED AND MORE LIKELY TO BE DIVORCED. STATISTICS REVEALING THAT OVER ONE-HALF OF THE JUVENILES COMMITTED TO CORRECTIONS IN ILLINOIS ARE ALSO CITED AS EVIDENCE OF FAMILY PROBLEMS FACED BY EX-OFFENDERS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT TRADITIONAL HALFWAY HOUSE PROGRAMS ARE INADEQUATE BECAUSE THEY ARE BASED ON A MEDICAL MODEL AND EXPECT TO CURE THEIR CLIENTS AND RETURN THEM TO THE NORMAL COMMUNITY IN A BRIEF TIME SPAN. A FORMULATION IS SUGGESTED TO EXPAND AND DEVELOP A VARIETY OF OPEN, LONG-TERM, NON-TREATMENT-ORIENTED ARRANGEMENTS TO FULFILL FAMILY FUNCTIONS FOR EX-OFFENDERS BY PROVIDING NORMAL CARE IN LIEU OF TREATMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME RATHER THAN FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME AS IS PRESENTLY DONE.