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Parole Services Needs Assessment: A Statewide Examination of Services Available to and Needed by Juvenile Parolees

NCJ Number
180205
Author(s)
Diana Gray
Date Published
May 1995
Length
64 pages
Annotation
This is a statewide examination of services available to and needed by Virginia juvenile parolees.
Abstract
Statewide, there were 207 officers who provided parole supervision in 1993, most in addition to handling other duties such as intake and probation supervision. Parole caseloads increased 57 percent over the past 6 years with only a 2.7- percent increase in Court Service Unit (CSU) staff resources. The report recommends that: (1) the Department of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) market juvenile parole services to make a concerted effort to educate the local community and its agencies about the juvenile justice system; (2) DYFS develop a planning strategy; (3) DYFS increase intensive parole supervision and promote comprehensive case management; (4) parole services providers work to improve community resources; (5) parole services develop improved strategies, consequences, and sanctions; and (6) CSU and Juvenile Correctional Center staffs work to improve interdepartmental communications. Tables, figures, appendixes

Corporate Author
Virginia Dept of Youth and Family Services
Address

P.O. Box 1110, Richmond, VA 23218-1110, United States

Sale Source
Virginia Dept of Youth and Family Services
Address

P.O. Box 1110, Richmond, VA 23218-1110, United States

Publication Format
Document
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Language
English
Country
United States of America