NCJ Number
44063
Date Published
1977
Length
68 pages
Annotation
ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FOR ADULT COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES ARE SET FORTH. THESE STANDARDS WERE REVIEWED, MODIFIED, AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR CORRECTION AND THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Abstract
TWO GENERAL TYPES OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES ARE IDENTIFIED: HALFWAY HOUSES AND PRERELEASE CENTERS. THE STANDARDS APPLY TO THE AREAS OF ADMINISTRATION, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, FACILITY, INTAKE, PROGRAM, FOOD SERVICE, MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH SERVICE, SPECIAL PROCEDURES, CITIZEN AND VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT, OUT-CLIENT SERVICES, RECORDS, COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION, EVALUATION, AND ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR PRERELEASE CENTERS AND PROGRAMS. A GLOSSARY AND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR CORRECTIONS, INC., ARE APPENDED.