NCJ Number
61909
Date Published
1978
Length
148 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT EVALUATES THE OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH., JAIL CORRECTIVE GUIDANCE PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION SERVICES TO ALL JAIL INMATES AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO SELECTED INMATES AND FAMILIES.
Abstract
THE PROGRAM WAS FUNDED FROM JULY 1, 1975, THROUGH JUNE 30, 1978, BY LEAA AND MATCHING LOCAL FUNDS. SERVICES INCLUDED SCREENING, PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR ALL INMATES; INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING, PRERELEASE COUNSELING, AND GROUP COUNSELING TO SELECTED INMATES; COUNSELING TO FAMILIES OF SELECTED INMATES; AND POSTRELEASE REFERRAL AND FOLLOWUP FOR SOME PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. THE PROGRAM BUDGET FUNDED SIX FULL-TIME DIRECT SERVICE POSITIONS AND TWO COORDINATORS. THE THIRD YEAR BUDGET WAS $158,875. THE EVALUATION, CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM, WAS BASED ON SITE VISITS, INTERVIEWS, REVIEW OF JAIL RECORDS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES. RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE CORRECTIVE GUIDANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES GOOD TREATMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES AT THE JAIL. THE MOST NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE THE SCREENING AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, REDUCTION OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS AT THE JAIL, LINKAGE WITH OTHER COUNTY AGENCIES, TRAINING OF SECURITY STAFF, AND PERSONAL REHABILITATION OF SOME JAIL INMATES. PROBLEM AREAS WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ARE PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PROGRAM ORGANIZATION, PROGRAM CONTENT, SECURITY STAFF INVOLVEMENT, SELECTION OF INMATES FOR THE PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM INTERNAL COMMUNICATION AND DECISIONMAKING. FIGURES, TABLES, FOOTNOTES, AND APPENDIXES PRESENTING RESULTS OF SITE VISITS, SURVEY INSTRUMENT AND RESULTS, FILE RESEARCH, AND COST ANALYSIS, ARE INCLUDED. (CFW)