COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IN DES MOINES - A COORDINATED APPROACH TO THE HANDLING OF ADULT OFFENDERS - HANDBOOK - AN EXEMPLARY PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 10781
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 144 pages
• Grant Number(s): 3-2148-J-LEAA
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Iowa Fifth Judicial District
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: EXEMPLARY PROJECT

Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES, ORGANIZATION, AND PROCEDURES OF A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM SERVING THE 15-COUNTY FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF IOWA.

Abstract

WRITTEN AS AN IMPLEMENTATION HANDBOOK FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS AND PLANNERS, IT PRESENTS A MODEL OF A PROGRAM PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES TO THE TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM AND DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL INCLUDE PRE-TRIAL RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE FOR LOW-RISK DEFENDANTS, PRE-TRIAL SUPERVISION FOR DEFENDANTS CONSIDERED TO BE GREATER NON-APPEARANCE RISKS, PROBATION SUPERVISION AND PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION, AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO OFFICIALS IS THE EMPHASIS ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND THE COST-SAVING UTILIZATION OF EXISTING COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES. OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES DESCRIBED, WHICH SHOULD BE OF INTEREST TO BOTH PLANNERS AND PROFESSIONALS, ARE THE BALANCED USE OF PROFESSIONAL AND PARAPROFESSIONAL STAFF AND THE NON-THERAPEUTIC, HIGHLY PRACTICAL TREATMENT APPROACH UTILIZED IN ALL COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED). (SNI ABSTRACT)