NCJ Number
810
Date Published
1968
Length
40 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF A PROJECT DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE THE RESULTS OF EARLIER PROBATION-PROCESS RESEARCH.
Abstract
ULTIMATE OBJECT OF THIS PROJECT IS A SIMULATION SYSTEM WHICH CAN SERVE AS A PROGNOSTIC TOOL FOR PROBATION DECISIONS AT THE POINT IN THE PROCESS AT WHICH DECISIONS MUST BE MADE. AUTOMATIC UPDATING, INCREMENTATION AND EVALUATION, ARE SYSTEM FEATURES AND THE SYSTEM IS SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE TO ALLOW INDIVIDUAL PROBATION DEPARTMENTS TO EVALUATE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THEIR OVERALL OPERATION.