NCJ Number
42287
Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND PENOLOGY Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: (MAY 1977) Pages: 179-195
Date Published
1977
Length
17 pages
Annotation
THE PAPER DESCRIBES AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY THAT WAS CARRIED OUT BY PAROLE OFFICERS IN A COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL RESIDENCE (HALFWAY HOUSE) IN AN ATTEMPT TO REHABILITATE DRUG OFFENDERS.
Abstract
THE RATIONALE UNDERLYING THIS EFFORT WAS THAT TEMPORARY RESIDENCE IN A TREATMENT-ORIENTED COMMUNITY SETTING FOR FELON PAROLEES WITH A HISTORY OF NARCOTIC DRUG USE WOULD BE INSTRUMENTAL IN REDUCING THEIR RATE OF RETURN TO DRUGS. TABLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE NARRATIVE REPORT OF THE OUTCOME OF THE STUDY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) ...KAP