EFFECTIVENESS IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS WHO WERE 'SUCCESSES' OUT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTS RELEASED FROM THE PROGRAM. SUCCESSFUL RESIDENTS ARE THOSE WHO, AS A DIRECT RESULT OF PROGRAM INTERVENTION, HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY (BEEN REINTEGRATED) AND HAVE BEEN CRIME-FREE SINCE THEIR RELEASE (THE USUAL 2-YEAR STANDARD FOR MEASURING RECIDIVISM CANNOT BE USED IN THESE RELATIVELY NEW PROGRAMS). COMPARISON FACTORS ARE SUCH THINGS AS TYPE OF OFFENSE, TARGET POPULATION, SEX, LONG-RANGE EFFECTIVENESS, SELF-CONCEPT AND SELF-CONTROL, INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL ORIENTATION, SELECTION CRITERIA, COST EFFECTIVENESS, AND OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. SUPPORTING DATA FOR THE ABOVE COMPARISONS IS PRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)