PRE TRIAL INTERVENTION PROJECT - A REHABILITATIVE PROGRAM FOR FIRST OFFENDERS, JANUARY 17, 1972 - APRIL 17, 1972

• NCJ Number: 8505
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 27 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Dade Cty Pretrial Intervention Program
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TRAINING AND PLACEMENT, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, REHABILITATION, AND COUNSELING SERVICES OFFERED TO YOUTHS BETWEEN ARREST AND CASE DISPOSITION.

Abstract

YOUTH AND A LACK OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STABILITY, CHARACTERIZED BY UNEMPLOYMENT AND A LACK OF EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING BEAR A CLOSE AND POSSIBLY CAUSATIVE CORRELATION TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. DISCUSSION CENTERS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT, THE STAFF, AND COOPERATING AGENCIES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE FORMER PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY A MUCH LOWER RECIDIVISM RATE THAN THE NON-PARTICIPANT CONTROL GROUP. ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC SHOULD ACCRUE FROM THE INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY OF SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPANTS, FROM REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ON WELFARE, AND FROM A REDUCTION IN RECIDIVISM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)