MINNESOTA - PI HOUSE, INC - COMMUNITY CORRECTION CENTER FOR WOMEN - A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT

• NCJ Number: 16685
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: Minnesota Governor's Cmssn on Crime Prevention and Control
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROJECT STAFF, GOALS, CLIENTS AND STRUCTURE ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF A MINNESOTA RESIDENTIAL REENTRY HALFWAY HOUSE FOR WOMEN.

Abstract

THIS PROJECT, LOCATED IN ST. PAUL SERVES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION AND AS AN INTERVENING AGENCY FOR WOMEN IN CRISIS SITUATIONS. CLIENTS ENTERING THE PROJECT NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH PI HOUSE DELINEATING THE CLIENT'S GOALS AND PROGRAM PLAN. COUNSELING STAFF PROVIDE INFORMATION, CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS, IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, AND PROVIDE THE PERSONAL SUPPORT NEEDED TO ENCOURAGE SELF-GENERATED CHANGE WITHIN THE CLIENTS. REFERRALS ARE PROVIDED FOR REGULAR CLIENTS AND FOR WOMEN IN CRISIS SITUATIONS. GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO MINIMIZE THE DIFFICULTIES OF WOMEN WHO ARE BEING RELEASED FROM INSTITUTIONS AND TO REDUCE THE RATES OF RECIDIVISM, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WELFARE DEPENDENCY FOR ALL OF ITS CLIENTS. PROJECT STAFF, AND DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, AND CORRECTIONAL BACKGROUND OF THE CLIENTS ARE DESCRIBED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PI HOUSE BASICALLY CORRESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENTS AS PERCEIVED BY THE STAFF. COMMUNITY RESOURCES UTILIZED BY THE PROGRAM ARE LISTED. THE COST ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THE DAILY COST PER CLIENT AT PI HOUSE FROM ITS BEGINNING UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1974 WAS ROUGHLY 35 DOLLARS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)