NCJ Number
144178
Date Published
1991
Length
100 pages
Annotation
To examine the factors that contribute to the failure or success of inmates in community corrections, data were obtained on all the 1,796 male and female offenders who were terminated from the residential component of community corrections in Colorado between July 1988 and June 1989. Data were gathered from an existing database, case files, and interviews.
Abstract
Analyses focused on identifying relationships between client characteristics and outcome and program services and client outcome. The findings showed that community corrections clients who were younger, had extensive criminal histories, had employment problems, and had not completed high school were most likely to return to prison within a few months of beginning the program. While only a few offenders committed new crimes, many were returned to prison for house or technical violations, escape and accountability problems, or drug abuse. Successful program completions might be increased if job development and assistance in job placement were enhanced; clients were provided professional treatment for substance abuse or mental health problems; programs with high failure or success rates were studied to identify model/problem policies and practices; and prison policies related to escape from community corrections were reevaluated. 11 tables, 9 figures, and 7 appendixes