NCJ Number
40156
Journal
OFFENDER REHABILITATION Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 89-100
Date Published
1976
Length
12 pages
Annotation
FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY TO EXAMINE THE NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDERS, PARTICULARLY THE MENTALLY RETARDED, IN COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS IN ILLINOIS.
Abstract
DATA WERE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING AGENCY CONCERNS, AGENCY NEEDS, AND GAPS IN PROGRAM SERVICES, IN PERSONNEL NEEDS, AND IN OTHER RELEVANT AREAS. IT WAS INDICATED BY THE RESPONDENTS THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDERS, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR STAFF PERSONS WORKING WITH THEM. THE RESPONDENTS FURTHER INDICATED THAT, IN THEIR OPINION, THE MOST NEEDED COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDERS WERE SPECIALIZED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, COUNSELING, EVALUATION, AND SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT, WITH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES ALSO RANKING HIGH IN AGENCY SELECTIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)