COST ANALYSIS OF CORRECTIONAL STANDARDS - PRETRIAL DIVERSION, V 1

• NCJ Number: 30715
• Author(s): A M WATKINS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 21 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-NI-99-0042
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc.
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SUMMARY OF THE PURPOSE, METHODOLOGY, AND FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY OF THE COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING STANDARDS OF THE 1973 'CORRECTIONS' REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS.

Abstract

THIS REPORT PROVIDES BENCH MARKS FOR SEVERAL TYPES OF DIVERSION ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSES THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT COST, AND IDENTIFIED THE BUDGET COMPONENTS AND OTHER TYPES OF COSTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN ASSESSING COSTS OF ANY OPERATIONAL OR CONTEMPLATED DIVERSION ACTIVITY. AVERTED COSTS (SAVINGS RESULTING FROM DIVERSION ACTIVITIES WILL DEPEND ON THE PATH THE DEFENDANT WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED HAD THERE BEEN NO DIVERSION ALTERNATIVE FOR HIM) ARE DISCUSSED IN A CONCLUDING SECTION OF THIS VOLUME ON COST/ BENEFIT COMPARISONS. COSTS FOR TWO TYPES OF PRETRIAL DIVERSION ARE DISCUSSED IN THE GREATEST DETAIL: THOSE EMPHASIZING THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND THOSE EMPHASIZING DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES. ALCOHOL DIVERSION PROVIDING DETOXIFICATION, MENTAL ILLNESS DIVERSION PROVIDING TREATMENT, AND CONFLICT INTERVENTION PROVIDING ARBITRATION AND COUNSELING, ARE MENTIONED BRIEFLY. THIS REPORT IS INTENDED TO BE APPLICABLE TO ALL DIVERSION ACTIVITIES REGARDLESS OF THE SPONSORING AGENCY. FOR VOLUME TWO, SEE NCJ-30716. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)