NCJ Number
80174
Date Published
1979
Length
138 pages
Annotation
Previous research on the direct costs of standards recommended by the Corrections Task Force of the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals is updated and summarized.
Abstract
The research used three cost-estimation methodologies: (1) sample budgets were developed when there were data from activities substantially in compliance with standards, (2) a model budget was required when the commission recommended new departures and resource configurations different from existing practices, and (3) the cost differential generated by a new procedure was estimated in cases where there was no experience with or way of determining the costs for a function or set of functions. Costs for the recommended standards are estimated for pretrial programs, community supervision, halfway houses, and institutional programs and parole. The recommended standards are presented for each grouping of programs, and the assumptions underlying the original estimates and any new research or statistics related to them are reviewed. Revised cost estimates in 1978 dollars are then presented. Detailed cost information is appended. Footnotes accompany each chapter.