NCJ Number
14800
Date Published
1974
Length
63 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF INMATES RELEASED FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED INSTITUTION DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1971, EVALUATING FINANCIAL, SOCIAL, AND CORRECTIONAL BENEFITS OF THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM.
Abstract
SUBJECTS FOR THE EVALUATION WERE 19 INMATES RELEASED IN 1971 FROM THE JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER. DATA WAS OBTAINED FROM INMATE RECORD FILES AND FROM CRIMINAL HISTORY FILES. THE STUDY PRESENTS BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON THE SUBJECTS, DESCRIBES THE OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND, IDENTIFIES PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND ATTEMPTS TO CORRELATE BACKGROUND, TRAINING AND JOB EXPERIENCE AT INITIAL PLACEMENT IN THE PROGRAM AND UPON RELEASE. ECONOMIC INDICATORS SUCH AS PERSONAL SAVINGS, SALARY, CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUBSISTENCE, TAXES, AND FAMILY SUPPORT ARE PRESENTED FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. REARREST RATES WERE USED TO INDICATE COMMUNITY READJUSTMENT. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY SAVED BY THE STATE AND CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL SAVINGS OF INMATES WERE REPORTED. REARREST AND RECOMMITMENT RATES WERE FOUND TO BE A LITTLE LOWER THAN COMPARABLE COMMONLY CITED NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR EACH CATEGORY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)