NCJ Number
34360
Editor(s)
R J TRUDEL,
M MARCUS,
R J WHEATON
Date Published
1976
Length
33 pages
Annotation
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF 48 STUDIES, REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ON ALL MEASURES OF RECIDIVISM (REARREST, REINSTITUTIONALIZATION, TECHNICAL VOCATIONS) RELATING TO ADULT OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
EXCLUDED ARE PERSONS RELEASED FROM COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SUCH AS HALFWAY HOUSES; PRETRIAL RELEASES; PROBATIONERS; AND PERSONS RELEASED FROM DIVERSION PROGRAMS. STUDIES REFERENCED HAVE A MINIMUM FOLLOW-UP PERIOD OF MORE THAN TWELVE MONTHS, AND INCLUDE NEW MEASURES OF RECIDIVISM OR CRITIQUES OF EXISTING MEASURES. THE 48 ANNOTATED ENTRIES, DATING FROM 1966 TO 1974, ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR, AND A SUBJECT INDEX IS PROVIDED. A LIST OF THE PUBLISHERS' NAMES AND ADDRESSES APPEARS IN THE APPENDIX. (THE DOCUMENTS LISTED ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM NCJRS, EXCEPT THOSE INDICATED BY THE WORDS 'LOAN' OR 'MICROFICHE.')