NCJ Number
68802
Date Published
1980
Length
171 pages
Annotation
THE ROLE OF UNIFORM PAROLE REPORTS AS A SYSTEM FOR GATHERING, ANALYZING, AND DISSEMINATING DATA ON PAROLE AND OTHER RELATED AREAS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS EXEMPLIFIED IN THIS REPORT BY A MASSIVE ARRAY OF DATA.
Abstract
PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY, THIS FINAL REPORT PRESENTS IN COMBINED NARRATIVE, TABULAR, AND GRAPHIC FORM THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND PRODUCTS OF THE WORK PLAN FOR THE 1979 GRANT PERIOD, COMPRISING A SERIES OF EIGHT TASKS. TASK 1: LEVEL I, AGGREGATE PAROLE DATA, CONTAINS COLLECTED AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY PAROLE DATA FROM STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR 1978. TASK 2: LEVEL II, INDIVIDUAL PAROLE DATA, CONTAINS COLLECTED AND PUBLISHED DATA ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PAROLE POPULATION 1976 AND 1977. TASK 3: LEVEL III, RELATES TO SPECIAL QUESTIONS, INCLUDING THE SPECIAL REQUESTS RECEIVED FROM UNIFORM PAROLE REPORTS DATA USERS AND A METHODOLOGICAL REVIEW AND AN EXPLORATION OF PAROLE-RELATED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. TASK 4: LEVEL IV, CONSISTS OF INFORMATION REFERRAL SERVICES, SUCH AS RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR PAROLE INFORMATION AND DATA SOURCES AND DISTRIBUTING TWO REPORTS, ONE ON PAROLE RELATED LEGISLATION AND THE OTHER ON COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. TASK 5 EXPANDS THE SCOPE OF UNIFORM PAROLE REPORTS TO EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF A NATIONAL PROBATION REPORTING SYSTEM COMPARABLE TO NATIONAL PRISONER STATISTICS, UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS, AND UNIFORM PAROLE REPORTS. TASK 6 CONSISTS OF MAINTAINING CONTACT (LIAISON/COORDINATION) WITH DATA USERS AND OTHER KEY AGENCIES (E.G., THROUGH SEMINARS, MEETINGS, AND OTHER INFORMATION EXCHANGES). TASK 7 RELATES TO THE TECHNICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED FOR THE DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF UNIFORM PAROLE REPORTS. TASK 8 CONSISTS OF STREAMLINING AND ROUTINIZING TASKS PERFORMED BY THE UNIFORM PAROLE REPORTS STAFF IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT'S EXPANDING RESEARCH CAPABILITIES. NUMEROUS TABLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE TEXT AND APPENDED IN THE FORM OF ATTACHMENTS.