EVALUATION OF ADULT HALFWAY HOUSES IN OHIO, V I

• NCJ Number: 19443
• Author(s): R P SEITER; J R PETERSILIA; H E ALLEN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 220 pages
• Grant Number(s): 3995Y-08-02-73-AD; 2860-00-J3-73
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Ohio Dept of Economic and Community Development
• Corporate Author: Ohio State University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE HOUSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, RESIDENTIARY, RESIDENT NEEDS, HOUSE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE PHYSICAL SETTING, AND HOUSE MANAGEMENT OF EIGHT ADULT HALFWAY HOUSE SYSTEMS FOR EX-OFFENDERS.

Abstract

THE FOLLOWING HALFWAY HOUSES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY: RALPH W. ALVIS HOUSE, THE BRIDGE HOME FOR YOUNG MEN, DENTON HOUSE, FELLOWSHIP HOUSE, FRESH START, INC., HELPING HAND HALFWAY HOME, INC., TALBERT HOUSE, AND VANDERMEULEN HOUSE. TWENTY-NINE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE COVERING ALL PROGRAM AREAS. SUGGESTIONS INCLUDED GIVING CONSIDERATION TO SCHEDULING REGULAR COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH RESIDENTS, INCREASING STAFF EFFORTS TO DEVELOP SOCIAL PROGRAMS WITH NON-OFFENDERS, AND THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS AND QUALIFIED RESIDENTS TO ASSIST IN ONE-TO-ONE COUNSELING. (FOR VOLUME TWO, SEE NCI-019635.)