HALFWAY HOUSE, TEN YEARS LATER - REAPPRAISAL OF CORRECTIONAL INNOVATION

• NCJ Number: 14394
• Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS Volume: 16 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1974) Pages: 188-197
• Author(s): D C SULLIVAN; L J SEIGEL; T CLEAR
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Canadian Criminal Justice Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE RESEARCH ON PRE-RELEASE CENTERS AND OF THE DESIGN AND OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES.

Abstract

THE AUTHORS CONTEND THAT NEGATIVE FINDINGS REGARDING THE VALUE OF THE HALFWAY HOUSE AS AN EFFECTIVE MODE OF CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT SHOULD BE RE-EXAMINED SINCE RESEARCHERS HAVE AVOIDED OR OVERLOOKED SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS. THESE INCLUDE PROGRAM DESIGN, POPULATION, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, AND ORGANIZATION. THE AUTHORS SUGGEST THAT STUDY DESIGNS WHICH INCORPORATE OR CONTROL THESE VARIABLES COULD MORE ACCURATELY MEASURE HALFWAY HOUSE EFFECTIVENESS. THIS RAISES THE POSSIBILITY THAT DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS MIGHT BE REACHED ABOUT THE HALFWAY HOUSE CONCEPT.