NCJ Number
10930
Date Published
1971
Length
88 pages
Annotation
IMPLICATIONS, PROBLEMS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION FIRST OFFENDER PRE-TRIAL INTERVENTION PROJECT IN WASHINGTON, DC.
Abstract
THE GENERAL IMPLICATION OF PROJECT CROSSROADS IS THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS AND BACKGROUNDS OF PARTICIPANTS MUST BE MET THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL SERVICES. THE DATA INDICATE THAT THE PROJECT'S EMPLOYMENT APPROACH IS MOST SUITED FOR A RELATIVELY STABLE, OLDER POPULATION. THE COUNSELING APPROACH WAS FOUND TO BE MORE SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD POOR WORK AND SCHOOL HISTORY. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEMS FOUND IN THE PROGRAM EVALUATION WAS IN ASCERTAINING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IF THEY HAD NOT BEEN IN THE PROGRAM. THE PRINCIPAL BENEFITS WERE REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF CRIME AND ITS SOCIAL COSTS.