FUTURE TRENDS IN JUVENILE AND ADULT COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS (FROM AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATIONPROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF CORRECTION - SEE NCJ-02840)

• NCJ Number: 10106
• Author(s): D L SKOLER
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: American Correctional Association
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT ACA MEETING, CINCINNATI, OH, OCT 11-15, 1970

Annotation

IN LIGHT OF THE FAILURE OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION TO SIGNIFICANTLY REHABILITATE OFFENDERS, FUTURE TRENDS IN COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS ARE EXAMINED.

Abstract

COURT DIVERSION PROJECTS WILL ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE REVOLVING-DOOR SYNDROME BY CHANNELING JUVENILES TO YOUTH SERVICES BUREAUS AND ADULTS TO SUCH PROGRAMS AS DETOXIFICATION CENTERS. MODERN COMMUNITY DETENTION CENTERS WILL ADEQUATELY, AND SEPARATELY, HOUSE ADULTS AND JUVENILES WHO MUST BE CONFINED. COMMUNITY CUSTODY OF CHILDREN WILL INCREASINGLY TAKE THE FORM OF FOSTER CARE, HALFWAY HOUSES, AND GROUP HOMES. COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL CENTERS WILL CONFINE ADULTS FOR A MINIMUM OF TIME, OFFERING A FULL RANGE OF REHABILITATIVE SERVICES. PROBATION WILL BE BROADENED AND FULLY DEVELOPED, ALLOWING PROBATION OFFICERS TO MARSHAL ALL COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO AID THEIR CLIENTS. MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE WIDER USE OF VOLUNTEERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND EX-OFFENDERS. PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE HIGHER SALARIES AND IMPROVED TRAINING. THE SUCCESS OF THE TOTAL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM WILL DEPEND ON A FULLY-COMMITTED APPLICATION OF MODERN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES.