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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - TRENDS IN PERFORMANCE IN THE COMMUNITY - YOUTH CENTER AND COMMUNITY TREATMENT CENTER RELEASEES

NCJ Number
2441
Author(s)
S ADAMS; J SPEVACEK
Date Published
1970
Length
28 pages
Annotation
POST-RELEASE PERFORMANCE OF 372 YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS WHO WERE RELEASED FROM THE D.C. YOUTH CENTER DURING 1967-69.
Abstract
TRENDS IN FAILURE RATES AT ONE YEAR OUT FOR SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE GROUPS OF YOUTH CENTER RELEASEE, AND COMPARATIVE FAILURE RATES OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT RELEASEES ARE ASCERTAINED. METHODOLOGY, FINDINGS, REFERENCES, STATISTICS, AND A DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS ARE INCLUDED.