NCJ Number
168527
Journal
Journal of Juvenile Law Volume: 17 Dated: (1996) Pages: 131-150
Date Published
1996
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This article reports the results of a study to determine whether one-to-one matches between attorneys and California Youth Authority parolees were of significant benefit to reassimilation of the parolee into the community.
Abstract
In a study conducted in 1983, 183 attorneys who were active participants in Volunteers in Parole (VIP) were polled via questionnaire to ascertain whether one-to-one matches between attorneys and California Youth Authority parolees were of significant benefit to reassimilation of the parolee into the community. The attorneys were asked to assess their levels of awareness of problems which the parolee must confront. The questionnaire included a profile of the volunteer lawyer; the amount of time spent with or on behalf of the ward; the volunteer's perceptions of the ward's wants in the way of help and advice; how the volunteer responded to the ward's concerns; the quality of the specific matches; the degree of success perceived by the volunteer; and the degree of insight and awareness which the volunteer gained from the experience. The article includes a description of the VIP program and its effects on the legal system. Notes, appendix