THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE PROGRAM'S BASIC APPROACH ARE SUMMARIZED. THE HANDBOOK THEN IDENTIFIES SOME OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO DESCRIBING SOME COSTS AND BENEFITS WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY, IT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF A MAJOR EVALUATION OF THE DES MOINES PROGRAM WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE RESEARCH CENTER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY. FINALLY, THE HANDBOOK EXAMINES THE PHILOSOPHICAL OR THEORETICAL BASES OF THE DES MOINES COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM. IT DISCUSSES THE CONSISTENT THEMES THAT RUN THROUGH ALL FOUR OF THE PROGRAM'S COMPONENTS AND WHICH INTEGRATE THOSE COMPONENTS INTO A SINGLE, COORDINATED PROGRAM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)