NCJ Number
40530
Date Published
1976
Length
80 pages
Annotation
THIS FINAL EVALUATION REPORT RELIES ON A NEWLY DEVELOPED TECHNIQUE TO ASSESS PAROLE PERFORMANCE IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE (PBPP) COMPREHENSIVE DRUG CONTROL PROJECT.
Abstract
THE NEW METHODOLOGY IS BASED ON A CLIENT COHORT FOLLOW UP STUDY OF ALL NEW CLIENTS RELEASED TO THE SUPERVISION OF THE 2 NARCOTICS UNITS DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 1975. WITH THE HELP OF THE PBPP'S COMPUTER RECORD, A COHORT OF 80 CLIENTS WAS FOLLOWED FOR SUPERVISION STATUS CHANGES AND CLIENT ARRESTS UNTIL APRIL 30, 1976, AN AVERAGE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. DATA FOR THIS FINAL EVALUATION BECAME AVAILABLE IN AUGUST, 1976. THE FINDINGS OF THIS EVALUATION PROVIDE CONSIDERABLE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE THAT PENNSYLVANIA'S DRUG CONTROL PROJECT IN PHILADELPHIA IS SUCCESSFULLY REALIZING ITS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES OF PROVIDING EFFECTIVE CONTROL FOR DRUG DEPENDENT CLIENTELE THROUGH CLOSE SUPERVISORY SURVEILLANCE AND REGULAR URINALYSIS TESTING. PHILADELPHIA'S DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM OVERALL APPEARS TO IMPACT UPON A MAJORITY OF THE OFFENDERS TREATED IN A WAY WHICH DIVERTS MOST FROM A LIFE OF CRIME, AT LEAST FOR 12 MONTHS AFTER RELEASE ON PAROLE. URINALYSIS TESTING APPEARED TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE OVERALL EFFORT TO REDUCE CRIME AMONG THE DRUG OFFENDERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...MSP