Repeat Offender Program Experiment (ROPE) Guidelines and Programmatic Alternatives

• NCJ Number: 87216
• Author(s): S F Familton; K R Martensen
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 141 pages
• Corporate Author: Maryland Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; Maryland Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Limited number of copies available from Maryland Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Annotation

This experimental program aims to reduce repeat offenders' delinquent and criminal activity by improving the way they are apprehended, prosecuted, convicted, sentenced, and incarcerated through a concentrated and coordinated effort by Maryland State and local justice agencies.

Abstract

The Repeat Offender Program Experiment (ROPE) requires the establishment of local Repeat Offender Steering Councils, comprised of State and local justice system officials, for planning, implementing, and evaluating coordinated approaches. In the planning phase, the Steering Councils establish target populations and objectives consonant with the overall ROPE program. The objectives fall into four operational areas and two support areas and should be adapted to each jurisdiction's unique needs: identification, apprehension, and adjudication; conviction and/or a finding of delinquency; sentencing and disposition; correctional and treatment programs; timeliness and availability of information; and legal issues. The report explains each objective's rationale and details a number of model programs. Thus far, Maryland's efforts to begin planning ROPEs in five jurisdictions have been successful. A bibliography of about 150 entries and a list of resource contacts are provided. (Author abstract modified)