Privatization of Juvenile Halfway Houses: In Response to Item 576-D of the 1995 Appropriations Act

• NCJ Number: 180201
• Author(s): John Schisa; Diana Gray
• Date Published: October 1995
• Length: 55 pages
• Sale Source: Virginia Dept of Youth and Family Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study assesses the feasibility of privatizing halfway houses for juvenile offenders by comparing operations of the three state-operated programs and the one privately contracted program for fiscal years 1994 and 1995.

Abstract

For each program, the study examined responsiveness, outcomes, availability, efficiency and cost- effectiveness. The study considered four options: (1) Maintain Current Approach, i.e., the Department of Youth and Family Services operates three facilities and contracts with United Methodist Family Services to operate the fourth; (2) Maintain Current Approach and Add Up to Four Additional Halfway Houses Through Privatization; (3) Fully Privatize All Current Facilities by closing the state-operated halfway houses and using the funds to contract with vendors to operate three equivalent programs; and (4) Fully Privatize All Current Facilities and Add Up to Four Additional Halfway Houses Through Privatization. The Department of Youth and Family Services recommended the second option. Figures, tables, appendixes