NEWPORT NEWS (VA) JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT 'AFTERCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM' - EVALUATION

• NCJ Number: 41156
• Author(s): K R MARTENSEN
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 15 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-A3616
• Sponsoring Agency: Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention
• Corporate Author: PRC Public Management Services, Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATION OF A PROGRAM AIMED AT UPGRADING THE REHABILITATION EFFORT DIRECTED AT DELINQUENT YOUTHS RETURNING FROM STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

Abstract

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES FORMATION OF A SPECIALIZED AFTERCARE UNIT INCORPORATING COUNSELING AND REFERRAL WITH AN 'OUTWARD BOUND' PROGRAM. THE EVALUATOR OBSERVED THAT THE AFTERCARE UNIT HAS HAD THE EFFECT OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CASES ASSIGNED TO THE REGULAR 'FULLY INTEGRATED SERVICE' PROBATION OFFICERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT).