EVALUATION OF THE NORFOLK FELLOWSHIP

• NCJ Number: 42724
• Author(s): T CANNON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 23 pages
• Corporate Author: Massachusetts Dept of Correction
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS IS AN EVALUATION OF THE NORFOLK FELLOWSHIP, A PROGRAM WHICH AIDS PRISONERS' RE-ENTRY INTO SOCIETY BY GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.

Abstract

THE STUDY FOCUSES ON THREE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN: RECIDIVISM, DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT EFFECTS AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS. IN TERMS OF RECIDIVISM, THE FELLOWSHIP IS A POSITIVE CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM, EFFECTIVELY REDUCING RECIDIVISM FOR PROGRAM REGULARS. IN TERMS OF DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT EFFECTS, THE PROGRAM IS MOST SUCCESSFUL WITH THE FOLLOWING GROUPS: BLACKS, THOSE MARRIED OR PREVIOUSLY MARRIED, THOSE WITH PRIOR MILITARY SERVICE, THOSE 30 OR OLDER AT PRESENT INCARCERATION, AND PAROLEES. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FELLOWSHIP SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES RECIDIVISM FOR PROGRAM REGULARS, IT HAS APPEAL AND IS EFFECTIVE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF PRISONERS, AND FINALLY, THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS RESULTING FROM THE PROGRAM OPERATIONS ARE SUBSTANTIAL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP