NCJ Number
35347
Date Published
1976
Length
75 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON A PROJECT TO CONTINUE THE OPERATIONS OF THE OFFENDER AID AND RESTORATION (OAR) PROJECT, WHICH NOW OPERATES IN EIGHTEEN JAILS IN FIVE STATES.
Abstract
PROJECT GOALS ARE TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM BY FACILITATING THE OFFENDER'S READJUSTMENT TO SOCIETY THROUGH TRAINING, COUNSELING, REFERRALS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL SERVICES, AND OTHER SERVICES. THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES REPORTS FROM SEVERAL OAR OFFICES, AN EVALUATION OF THE OAR PROJECT BY A CONSULTING FIRM, AND NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS.