NCJ Number
42339
Date Published
1976
Length
171 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS THE RESULTS OF AN 18 MONTH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES TO SHOW THAT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS UNIQUELY SUITED AS A RESOURCE FOR OFFENDERS.
Abstract
PILOT PROJECTS WERE ESTABLISHED AT THREE CONMUNITY COLLEGES -- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN NORTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA JUNIOR COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER. EACH COLLEGE WAS FREE TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN MODEL PROGRAM, CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL AACJC PROJECT OBJECTIVES. GOALS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDED PROVISION OF COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE COLLEGE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAM MODELS. THE TARGET POPULATION WAS FIRST-TIME CONVICTED FELONS WHO WERE ON PROBATION; NON-TARGET OFFENDERS WERE ACCOMMODATED AT THE REQUEST OF JUSTICE OFFICIALS. OF 712 OFFENDERS SERVED BY THE PROGRAM, 445 WERE TARGET OFFENDERS. PER STUDENT COSTS FOR THE TOTAL GROUP AND FOR THE TARGET GROUP ONLY WERE $292 AND $467, RESPECTIVELY. APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT OF THE TARGET GROUP ENROLLED IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, 20 PERCENT IN GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES, 27 PERCENT IN ACADEMIC CURRICULA, 20 PERCENT IN OCCUPATIONAL COURSES, AND 8 PERCENT IN OTHER AREAS. OF THE TARGET POPULATION, 27 (6.1 PERCENT) WERE CHARGED WITH NEW OFFENSES, A FAR LOWER RATE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. EVALUATION REPORTS BY THE THREE PARTICIPANT COLLEGES AND OTHER RELATED PROJECT MATERIAL ARE APPENDED.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...EB