DENVER - INTENSIVE PAROLE AND PROBATION SUPERVISION PROJECT - FINAL REPORT, MARCH 1973 - MAY 1974

• NCJ Number: 36534
• Author(s): P W HEMINGWAY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 100 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-ED-08-0008
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Denver Safety Office of Policy Analysis
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINAL REPORT ON THE FIRST YEAR OF A DENVER IMPACT CITIES PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE RECIDIVISM RATE OF JUVENILE TARGET OFFENDERS ON PROBATION OR PAROLE THROUGH INTENSIVE, COMMUNITY BASED, PROBATION OR PAROLE SUPERVISION.

Abstract

THE INTENSIVE PAROLE AND PROBATION SUPERVISION PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THESE OBJECTIVES BY REDUCING CASELOADS, ESTABLISHING OFFICES IN AREAS WHERE CLIENTS RESIDED, INCREASING USE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND REFERRAL SERVICES, INTEGRATING PROBATION AND PAROLE SERVICES IN THE SAME LOCATIONS, AND SETTING UP COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. NARRATIVE SECTIONS DESCRIBE PROGRESS MADE ON EACH OF THESE OBJECTIVES IN THE FIRST YEAR. DATA FROM CASE RECORDS OF THE PROJECT'S 329 CLIENTS CHARACTERIZE THE TYPICAL PROBATIONER AS A WHITE MALE RESIDENT OF DENVER WITH A HIGH SCHOOL OR LESS EDUCATION WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY. PAROLE STATISTICS WERE STILL BEING COLLECTED AT THE TIME THIS REPORT WAS FILED. APPENDIXES CONTAIN COPIES OF FORMS USED BY THE COLORADO DIVISION OF PAROLE, LISTS OF FREQUENTLY UTILIZED COMMUNITY CONTACTS, A MONTHLY PROJECT EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST ACTIVITY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1973 THROUGH MAY 1974, AND A COPY OF THE PAROLE AGENT TRAINEE ORIENTATION CURRICULUM.