NCJ Number
42320
Date Published
Unknown
Length
136 pages
Annotation
THE ABSTRACTS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS INFORMATION PACKET ON EX-OFFENDER REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE AS GUIDES TO PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Abstract
THE PACKET IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS. THE FIRST SECTION CONTAINS ABSTRACTS ON PROGRAMS SPONSORED OR INITIATED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, OR IN SOME CASES, MODEL PROJECTS INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE STATE. ALSO INCLUDED IS A SECTION ON THE STANDARDS AND GOALS PROPOSED BY THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS. CONTAINED IN THE SECOND SECTION ARE ABSTRACTS ON SPECIFIC PROGRAMS: ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, SEX, RELIGION, VOLUNTEERISM, YOUTH, THERAPY AND BEHAVIOR ADJUSTMENT, WORK RELEASE, EDUCATION, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING. A THIRD SECTION FEATURES ABSTRACTS ON PROGRAMS NOT FALLING INTO A SPECIFIC CATEGORY AND THOSE FALLING UNDER THE CLASSIFICATION OF A GENERAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, A LIST OF NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE ONGOING PROGRAMS IN THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS IS PROVIDED. ABSTRACTS OF RELEVENT PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS PUBLISHED SINCE 1970 COMPRISE THE LAST SECTION. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE ALSO INCLUDED AT THE END OF MOST SECTIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...ELW