NCJ Number
11112
Date Published
1971
Length
167 pages
Annotation
THREE YEAR PILOT PROJECT BASED IN LONDON CONCERNED WITH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFESSIONALS VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION.
Abstract
THE PROGRAM 'TEAMWORK ASSOCIATES' WAS LAUNCHED IN 1966 AS A VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION WHICH WOULD WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INNER LONDON PROBATION AND AFTER-CARE SERVICE. ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED WITH THE NEEDS OF EX-PRISONERS IN MIND, VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATES WERE INTRODUCED TO MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD NOT BEEN IMPRISONED, OR IN SOME INSTANCES, EVEN CONVICTED. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS DISCUSS RECRUITMENT, MOTIVATION, PREPARATION, SELECTION AND SUPERVISION OF VOLUNTEERS. THE VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATES, THEIR CLIENTS, AND THE WORKERCLIENT RELATIONSHIP ARE ALSO EXAMINED. IN ADDITION, PROJECT EFFECTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PROBATION OFFICERS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, AND FUTURE PROJECTS ARE CONSIDERED. APPENDED MATERIAL BRIEFLY OUTLINES THE PREPARATORY COURSE FOR VOLUNTEERS, AND PRESENTS DATA CONCERNING THE CLIENT-WORKER COMPACT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)