NCJ Number
58222
Date Published
1979
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS ANNOTATED LITERATURE REVIEW FOR THE NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM CONCERNS INTENSIVE EVALUATION OF PROBATION. ITS 26 CITATIONS ARE ORGANIZED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR IN 3 CATEGORIES.
Abstract
THE CATEGORIES ARE (1) SPECIFIC INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PROBATION, (2) EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF SPECIFIC PROBATION EFFORTS, AND (3) GENERAL COMMENTS ON SELECTED ISSUES OF PROBATION. AMONG THE SELECTIONS CITED ARE DOCUMENTS DEALING WITH SENTENCING TO COMMUNITY-SERVICE ALTERNATIVES, BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULT DRUG OFFENDERS, AND OFFENDER-ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WHICH USE RESOURCES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES. FURTHER SELECTIONS DISCUSS THE USE OF FAMILY THERAPY AS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH IN REHABILITATING ADULT OFFENDERS, EVALUATIONS OF SPECIFIC PROBATION PROGRAMS, A DIFFERENTIAL CLASSIFICATION AND PROFILE OF ADULT PROBATIONERS, AND CRITICAL ISSUES IN PROBATION AND REHABILITATION. CITATIONS REFER TO JOURNAL ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE 1970'S. THE MAJORITY OF SELECTIONS ARE LISTED IN THE NCJRS DATA BASE. NO AVAILABILITY INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. (DAG)