NCJ Number
13996
Date Published
1974
Length
131 pages
Annotation
THREE-MONTH FEASIBILITY STUDY TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE ALTERNATIVES THAT COULD PROVIDE FOR THE SEPARATION OF AND INCREASED DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO YOUNG, FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS.
Abstract
A THOROUGH REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE IN THE FIELD OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS AND ARCHITECTURE WAS CONDUCTED. DATA WAS GATHERED ON WYOMING CRIME TRENDS FROM 1967 TO 1973. OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WERE SURVEYED; JUVENILE OFFENDER FILES WERE ANALYZED AND A PROFILE DERIVED. FACILITY SITE INVENTORIES WERE PERFORMED AND USERS' NEEDS WERE DETERMINED THROUGH INTERVIEW AND QUESTIONNAIRE. THE PROJECT METHODOLOGY IDENTIFIES THREE USER GROUPS: CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS, CORRECTIONS STAFF, AND INMATES. PROGRAM, PHYSICAL PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CRITERIA ARE DRAFTED FOR USE IN FORMULATING AND EVALUATING PROPOSED PROGRAM AND FACILITY ALTERNATIVES. TWO ALTERNATIVE BUILDING SPACE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES ARE PRESENTED FOR TREATING THE YOUNG OR FIRST-TIME OFFENDER--A MEN'S REFORMATORY TO BE LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF THE EXISTING STATE PENITENTIARY AT RAWLINS AND A TRAINING CENTER AT THE WYOMING INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE AT WORLAND. PRELIMINARY SPACE AND COST ESTIMATES ARE INCLUDED. IN ADDITION, A PLAN IS PREPARED FOR THE CREATION OF AN AUXILIARY SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTERS IN LARAMIE AND CASPER, WYOMING. THE QUESTIONNAIRE USED IN THIS STUDY IS INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)