DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - THE COST OF CORRECTING YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 11332
• Author(s): B CANTOR; S ADAMS
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 23 pages
• Corporate Author: District of Columbia Dept of Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

INFORMATION ON CORRECTIONAL COSTS GENERATED BY OFFENSE CAREERS OF 25 YOUNG MEN PAROLED FROM THE WASHINGTON, D.C. YOUTH CENTER FROM AUGUST 1965 THROUGH JUNE 1967.

Abstract

THE SAMPLE FOR THIS STUDY WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM 135 CASES RELEASED FROM THE D.C. YOUTH CENTER. INFORMATION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT, COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, AND INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENT WAS OBTAINED FOR EACH CASE. A SCHEDULE WAS MADE OF THE COSTS OF THE CORRECTIONAL ACTIONS AND SERVICES FOR EACH CASE. THE AUTHORS DISCUSS THE BREAKDOWN OF COSTS INTO CATEGORIES OF ACTIONS AND SERVICES. THE RESULTS SHOW THAT THE 25 OFFENDERS GENERATED HIGH CORRECTIONAL COSTS (MEDIAN COST IS $31,000 PER OFFENDER) PRIMARILY IN CONNECTION WITH INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT. A CASE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE 25 OFFENDERS IS INCLUDED.