NCJ Number
74878
Date Published
1977
Length
41 pages
Annotation
This assessment of unmet needs in adult corrections services in Johnson County, Iowa, identifies four problems: lack of housing, insufficient job placement services, inadequate jail facilities, and the need for substance abuse counseling.
Abstract
Data on human services and unmet needs were collected from a variety of sources including agencies, social workers, attorneys, and citizens. Written questionnaires, interviews, and group meetings were employed. Collected data were compiled into eight area profiles, that included goal, service area description, problem description, service population, services provided, and unmet needs. Recommendations were developed from information contained in the unmet needs portion of the profiles. Adult corrections is designed to protect society and to treat and rehabilitate or contain violators and alleged violators so that they are prepared to return to free status in the community after the specified period of restriction. It consists of the three areas of detention, pretrial intervention, and rehabilitation. Service elements include pretrial release, probation, parole, and transitional care of ex-offenders. Community based corrections are currently being considered as an alternative to failing correctional institutions. Recidivism rates underscore the need for a suitable alternative. The Johnson County Jail, the Bureau of Community Correctional Services (parole), and Project HOPE, a halfway house for ex-offenders, serve the area population. A list of adult corrections agencies is appended.