NCJ Number
137250
Date Published
1991
Length
325 pages
Annotation
This documents presents an array of options for policy makers attempting to determine appropriate sanctions for offenders convicted in the State of Kansas. The scope of the document covers those community-based options which currently fall under the auspices of the Department of Corrections and which can be expanded upon if larger numbers of felony offenders are to be retained in Kansas communities.
Abstract
In developing this Community and Field Services Program Expansion Options plan, it was recognized that planning considerations for facility based programs and community based programs are significantly different in the areas of service population, diminished service, response time, relative cost, fragmentation of service delivery, and maintenance of public safety. Strategies to deal with increases in the parole population can be administrative in nature, can involve minor adaptations in staffing and assignment patterns, or can involve staffing increases. Intermediate sanctions, first developed to address the lack of alternatives for sentencing judges, include drug testing, electronic monitoring, intensive supervision, day reporting centers, house arrest and home confinement, shock incarceration, and residential programs. If implemented properly, intermediate sanctions in Kansas can provide safe, humane, and less expensive sanction alternatives. Parole service issues in the various State regions are discussed as is the recently instituted pre-revocation program in which parolees with marginal adjustment in the community are placed in a structured environment intended to return some stability to their functioning.