TENNESSEE - PROBATION AND PAROLE - EVALUATION REPORT

• NCJ Number: 25879
• Author(s): L MYERS; R SANCHEZ-VINAS; P COLLINS; R FRYAR
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 46 pages
• Corporate Author: Tennessee Dept of Correction; Tennessee Law Enforcement Planning Agency
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DETERMINES THE IMPACT OF CORRECTIONAL FIELD SERVICE EXPANSION ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WITH A MAJOR FOCUS ON CORRECTIONAL IMPACT.

Abstract

WHEN ANALYZING FIELD SERVICE PERSONNEL WORK TIME ALLOCATIONS, IT WAS FOUND THAT AN AVERAGE OF 49.5 PERCENT OF A COUSELOR'S WORK TIME WAS SPENT IN COUNSELING RELATED FUNCTIONS. THEIR OTHER TIME WAS CONSUMED BY NON-COUNSELING FUNCTIONS SUCH AS TRAVEL, PAPER WORK, COURT TIME, ETC. INCREASES IN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ON PAROLE HAVE NOT BEEN AS PRONOUNCED AS HAVE INCREASES IN PROBATIONERS. THE INCREASING COURT USE OF PRE-SENTENCE REPORTS INDICATES A TREND TOWARD COURT RELIANCE ON AND CONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY OF CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE VALUABLE INPUT INTO THE ADJUDICATORY PROCESS. THE MAJOR PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED DURING THE EVALUATION WAS THE LACK OF PERTINENT DATA CONCERNING THE INPUT AND OUTPUT OF PERSONS THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)