NCJ Number
68901
Date Published
1971
Length
24 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES WHAT THE COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON STATE ARE DOING TO MEET THE GOALS OF PROBATION SUBSIDY, AUTHORIZED THROUGH LEGISLATION PASSED IN 1969 BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Abstract
REDUCTION IN COMMITMENT RATE, THE FIRST GOAL OF PROBATION SUDSIDY, HAS BEEN REALIZED WITH A DECREASED STATEWIDE COMMITMENT RATE FROM 38.76 PER 100,000 POPULATION IN 1969 AND 37.58 FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1964 TO 1969, TO A FIGURE OF 24.56 FOR 1970. REDUCTION OF JUVENILE REHABILITATION COSTS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF LOWER POPULATIONS IN THE JUVENILE REHABILITATION FACILITIES. IMPROVED PROBATION SERVICES HAVE BEEN SHOWN IN SMALLER CASELOADS, ADVANCED TRAINING FOR PROBATION OFFICERS, AND EMPHASIS ON SUCH AREAS AS FAMILY COUNSELING. A FOURTH GOAL, INCREASED PROTECTION FOR CITIZENS, SHOULD RESULT FROM CLOSER SUPERVISION OF PROBATIONERS. FINALLY, THE GOAL OF REDUCING RECIDIVISM, SHOULD BECOME MORE POSSIBLE TO MEASURE AS REPORTING TECHNIQUES IMPROVE. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 1100 JUVENILES HAD PARTICIPATED IN OR WERE STILL PARTICIPATING IN SPECIAL PROGRAMS THROUGH PROBATION SUBSIDY. OF THOSE 1100, ABOUT 90 OR 8 PERCENT WERE LATER COMMITTED TO A STATE JUVENILE REHABILITATION FACILITY. SUPPORT FROM POLICE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CHILD GUIDANCE WAS REPORTED AS GOOD. DESPITE THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED, ALMOST ALL OF THE COUNTRIES FELT THAT THE BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM OUTWEIGHED THE PROBLEMS. TABULAR DATA ARE GIVEN.