PENNSYLVANIA - GOVERNOR'S JUSTICE COMMISSION - CENTRAL REGION - THREE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY GROUP HOME, CENTRE COUNTY ATTENTION HOME, LYCOMING COUNTY GROUP HOME - FINAL EVAL RPT, PART 1

• NCJ Number: 30678
• Author(s): M SILBERMAN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 47 pages
• Grant Number(s): CT-74-C-C4-2-395; CT-74-C-B1-405; CT-74-C-C4-2-440
• Sponsoring Agency: Pennsylvania Governor's Justice Cmssn
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE JUVENILE GROUP HOMES IN PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION, AIDING FAMILY REINTEGRATION, AND REDUCING JUVENILE RECIDIVISM.

Abstract

EFFECTIVENESS IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS WHO WERE 'SUCCESSES' OUT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTS RELEASED FROM THE PROGRAM. SUCCESSFUL RESIDENTS ARE THOSE WHO, AS A DIRECT RESULT OF PROGRAM INTERVENTION, HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY (BEEN REINTEGRATED) AND HAVE BEEN CRIME-FREE SINCE THEIR RELEASE (THE USUAL 2-YEAR STANDARD FOR MEASURING RECIDIVISM CANNOT BE USED IN THESE RELATIVELY NEW PROGRAMS). COMPARISON FACTORS ARE SUCH THINGS AS TYPE OF OFFENSE, TARGET POPULATION, SEX, LONG-RANGE EFFECTIVENESS, SELF-CONCEPT AND SELF-CONTROL, INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL ORIENTATION, SELECTION CRITERIA, COST EFFECTIVENESS, AND OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. SUPPORTING DATA FOR THE ABOVE COMPARISONS IS PRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)