NCJ Number
46851
Editor(s)
C JOHNSON,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1978
Length
51 pages
Annotation
SELECTED DOCUMENTS FROM THE NCJRS DATA BASE RELATING TO HALFWAY HOUSES ARE PROVIDED IN THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Abstract
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE MAJOR SECTIONS: DEVELOPMENT, STANDARDS, AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS; EVALUATION; AND DIRECTORIES. THE DOCUMENTS IN THE FIRST SECTION DISCUSS THE CONCEPT UNDERLYING HALFWAY HOUSES AND DESCRIBE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HALFWAY HOUSES IN SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES. GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR HALFWAY HOUSES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. THE SECTION ON EVALUATION CONTAINS BOTH FISCAL AND PROGRAM EVALUATIONS OF HALFWAY HOUSES. THE MEASURES OF EVALUATION ARE VARIED AND INCLUDE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES, RECIDIVISM RATES, AND THE EFFECT OF HALFWAY HOUSES ON CRIME. SUMMARY REPORTS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE'S NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM ARE ALSO INCLUDED. PUBLISHED LISTINGS OF FACILITIES ARE FURNISHED IN THE SECTION ON DIRECTORIES. THE DOCUMENTS IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY RANGE FROM FILMS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE DOCUMENTS TO OTHER BIBLIOGRAPHIES; MOST ENTRIES DATE SINCE 1972. APPENDIXES INCLUDE A LIST OF SOURCES AND RESOURCE AGENCIES WHICH ARE PERFORMING RESEARCH IN THE GENERAL AREA OF HALFWAY HOUSES. INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY.