WORK RELEASE - TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW, POLICY AND OPERATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED STATE CORRECTIONS (ISSUED IN TWO NUMBERED VOLUMES)

• NCJ Number: 10938
• Author(s): R M SWANSON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 320 pages
• Grant Number(s): 89-17-71-03 (LABOR)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Labor
• Corporate Author: Southern Illinois University Ctr for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: THE TWO VOLUMES ARE SOLD AS A SET. V 1 INDIVIDUALLY IS PB 222 309. V 2 INDIVIDUALLY IS PB 222 310.

Annotation

RESULTS OF A MANPOWER STUDY DESIGNED TO CONCEPTUALIZE UNDERSTANDING OF WORK RELEASE AND EXAMINE THE VARIABLE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORK RELEASE ALTERNATIVES.

Abstract

VOLUME I DESCRIBES THIS CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF WORK RELEASE. STATISTICAL DATA WERE DERIVED FROM THREE MAJOR SOURCES - COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF WORK RELEASE LEGISLATION IN THE U.S., SURVEY OF WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS BY MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE, AND ON-SITE INTERVIEWS AT 50 CORRECTIONAL CENTERS IN FOUR CONTRASTING STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. FACTORS FOUND TO INFLUENCE WORK RELEASE OUTCOME WERE ELIGIBILITY, RESIDENT AUTONOMY, THE WORK RELEASE CENTER'S LOCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND PLACEMENT, FACILITIES FOR HOUSING RESIDENTS, AND SUITABLE JOB PLACEMENT. A MODEL STATUTE IS PRESENTED WHICH OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR REVISION OF CURRENT LEGISLATION AND CAN BE USED AS A GUIDE FOR THOSE STATES WITHOUT ENABLING LEGISLATION. THE MODEL FOCUSES ON PROCEDURAL REGULARITY IN WORK RELEASE LEGISLATION, ARTICULATING CRITERIA TO BE USED RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT, ELIGIBILITY, EXCLUSION, COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF RELEASEES' EARNINGS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND REVOCATION OF WORK RELEASE PRIVILEGES. TWENTY-ONE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE. VOL. I ALSO INCLUDES AN EXTENSIVE WORK RELEASE BIBLIOGRAPHY, SOME OF THE STATISTICAL RESULTS, AND A DIRECTORY OF STATE WORK RELEASE CENTERS. VOL. II CONTAINS TECHNICAL REPORTS DESCRIBING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STUDY PROCEDURES AND DETAILING RESULTS OF THE STATE-BY-STATE NATIONAL SURVEY. FOR A FINAL SUMMARY REPORT SEE NCJ-11021. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)