RAMSEY COUNTY (MN) - REPORT ON BREMER HOUSE COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATIVE PROGRAM FOR MALE ADULT OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 27474
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 30 pages
• Grant Number(s): 14-16-60-07-067(71); 14-15-60-07-125(71)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Minnesota Governor's Cmssn on Crime Prevention and Control
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DISTRICT COURT JUDGES WITH A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM THAT CAN BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO IMPRISONMENT.

Abstract

BREMER HOUSE RESIDENTS ARE YOUNG MALE ADULTS CONVICTED OF FELONIES OR GROSS MISDEMEANORS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO STATE OR COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. PROGRAM CLIENTS ARE GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCES AND PLACED ON PROBATION, WITH ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF PROBATION BEING RESIDENCY IN BREMER HOUSE. THIS PROJECT ADOPTED THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE PROBATIONARY OFFENDERS REHABILITATION TRAINING (P.O.R.T.) PROGRAM IN ROCHESTER (MN). WHILE THE P.O.R.T. MODEL WAS DEVELOPED IN A CITY LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA OF THE STATE, THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO TEST THE MODEL IN A METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY. THE BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE STAFF (SIX PAID MEMBERS AND FIVE COLLEGE VOLUNTEERS) ARE DESCRIBED AND THE START-UP PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE PROGRAM ARE DISCUSSED. THE SIX TO NINE MONTH BREMER HOUSE RESIDENCY PLAN IS ALSO EXPLAINED. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON THE 22 BREMER HOUSE CLIENTS IS PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM. PROJECT EVALUATION PLANS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.