REVIEW OF SELECTED ISSUES AND RESEARCH FINDINGS RELATED TO PROBATION AND PAROLE - NATIONAL IMPACT PROGRAM EVALUATION

• NCJ Number: 18293
• Author(s): F C JORDAN; J H SASFY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 80 pages
• Contract Number(s): F19628-75-C-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Mitre Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSES CASELOAD SIZE AND TREATMENT, WORKER ROLES AND CHARACTERISTICS, AND CRIMINAL TYPOLOGIES AND OFFENDER CHARACTERISTICS.

Abstract

WHILE THE REPORT CITES STUDIES INDICATING THAT A REDUCTION IN CASELOAD DOES NOT IN ITSELF IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PAROLE SUPERVISION, IT IS CONCLUDED THAT INTENSIVE SUPERVISION CAN BE USEFUL WHEN THE AMOUNT AND NATURE OF THE SUPERVISION REFLECT THE VARYING NEEDS OF CLIENTS. A CONSIDERATION OF THE ROLE AND TASKS OF THE PROBATION OR PAROLE WORKER REVEALED A NEED FOR EXPERTISE IN MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS, COUNSELING, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WORKER TYPOLOGIES ARE EXPLORED, ALONG WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE SKILLS, TRAINING, AND ATTITUDES OF WORKERS. IN A DISCUSSION OF CRIMINAL TYPOLOGIES AND OFFENDER CHARACTERISTICS, IT IS POINTED OUT THAT VARIABILITY IN THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLEX BEHAVIOR PATTERNS HAS LED TO MORE SOPHISTICATED TYPOLOGIES. SOME OF THE CENTRAL FINDINGS OF RESEARCH DELVING INTO THE MULTITUDE OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS ARE PRESENTED.