NCJ Number
11134
Date Published
1973
Length
47 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF INTENSIVE PROBATION SUPERVISION, WITH EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND FAMILY AND EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
Abstract
THE EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED BY COMPARING QUESTIONNAIRES SUBMITTED BY RANDOM SAMPLES OF AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP FROM THE YOUTH PROJECT AND A CONTROL GROUP FROM THE STANDARD CASELOADS. THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATED THAT INTENSIVE SUPERVISION WAS PROVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS BETWEEN THE PROBATION OFFICER AND THE PROBATIONER OR A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY. WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND FOR THE TWO GROUPS IN THE AREA OF FAMILY COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT RATE DID INCREASE FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP. THE PROJECT ALSO MADE GREATER USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND IN THE INITIAL PHASES OF REFERRAL HAD MORE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE RESOURCES.