TEXAS EXOFFENDER HALFWAY HOUSES - WHERE ARE THEY NOW WHERE ARE THEY GOING

• NCJ Number: 39015
• Author(s): J MCNABB; E CHRISTIAN
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 120 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Comprehensive Offender Manpower Program
• Sale Source: Texas Criminal Justice Division
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS BOOK IS A GUIDE TO AVOIDING MANY OF THE PITFALLS AND STEREOTYPES CONNECTED WITH SETTING UP AND RUNNING A HALFWAY HOUSE.

Abstract

A SOBER ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND RESOURCES IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN THE HALFWAY HOUSE FIELD, ACCORDING TO THIS STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE. ORGANIZING A PROGRAM THAT IS REALIZABLE, GIVEN AVAILABLE FUNDING, IS UPPERMOST. SITE SELECTION AND COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE ARE FACTORS THAT BEAR HEAVILY ON HALFWAY HOUSE FUNCTIONING. NEWCOMERS IN THIS FIELD, THE AUTHORS BELIEVE, SHOULD ESPECIALLY WEIGH STAFFING NEEDS: SHOULD EX-OFFENDERS BE ON THE STAFF? WHAT ROLE WILL CONSULTANTS AND VOLUNTEERS PLAY? HELPING EX-OFFENDERS FIND JOBS GETS CONSIDERABLE TREATMENT IN THE BOOK. THE NEED FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF EX-OFFENDERS IS EXAMINED. COUNSELING SERVICES AND IN-HOUSE PROGRAMS ARE COVERED. APPENDICES GIVE SAMPLE GUIDELINES FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS, AND HOUSE RULES FOR A NUMBER OF THE STATE'S HALFWAY HOUSES....BS