NCJ Number
37010
Date Published
1976
Length
35 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY REPORT OF A STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NETWORK OF AGENCIES PROVIDING ORGANIZED REHABILITATIVE SERVICES TO EX-OFFENDERS IN PHILADELPHIA.
Abstract
THE STUDY WAS CONDICTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PRISON SOCIETY IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF CHANGES MADE IN THIS PHASE OF THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM UNDER THE IMPETUS OF THE SAFE STREETS ACT. THE 18 MONTH PROJECT BECAME OPERATIONAL IN SEPTEMBER 1974 UPON GRANT APPROVAL BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE'S INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE MAJOR SOURCES OF DATA WERE A SURVEY OF EX-PRISONERS BASED ON A PANEL OF 300 MEN AND WOMEN RELEASED FROM THE PHILADELPHIA PRISON SYSTEM AND A SURVEY OF AGENCIES ENGAGED IN AFTERCARE SERVICES. RELATED PROJECTS INCLUDED AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF AFTERCARE IN PHILADELPHIA, A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF CLIENT DEMAND AT ONE PARTICULAR AGENCY, AND A SOCIO METRIC STUDY OF INTERAGENCY RELATIONSHIPS. FOR THE FULL FINAL REPORT, SEE NCJ-36896. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)