NCJ Number
13507
Date Published
1970
Length
173 pages
Annotation
PROGRAM AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATION-WIDE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE RELIABLE, COMPARABLE DATA BY WHICH AUTHORITIES MAY EVALUATE THEIR POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON AN INTERSTATE BASIS.
Abstract
FIFTY - FIVE AGENCIES IN FIFTY STATES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND PUERTO RICO COLLABORATE IN THIS PROGRAM. THE TWO ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEM ARE THE DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES AND THE PROGRAMS FOR FEEDBACK REPORTING OF RESULTS TO PARTICIPANTS. ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM COVER IDENTIFICATION, HISTORICAL, AND PAROLE PERFORMANCE DATA. RECORDS FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY THOUSAND PAROLEES ARE AVAILABLE ON PUNCH CARDS, WITH TWO TO THREE THOUSAND CASES ADDED MONTHLY. EACH PAROLEE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED FOR ONE YEAR TO DETERMINE THE PAROLE OUTCOME. COMPLETED STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN OVER-ALL ITEM RELIABILITY COEFFICIENT OF .84. REPORTING PROCEDURES INCLUDE A SERIES OF NEWSLETTERS AND SPECIAL REPORTS, PERIODIC SEMINARS FOR PAROLE OFFICIALS, REGULAR REPORTING OF PAROLE PERFORMANCE AND RELATED INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES, AND THE EXPLORATORY USE OF AN ON-LINE COMPUTER DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM. APPENDIXES INCLUDE REPORT CODING INSTRUCTIONS, EXAMPLES OF NEWSLETTERS, AND A LIST OF UNIFORM PAROLE REPORTS PUBLICATIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)