NCJ Number
96866
Date Published
1983
Length
84 pages
Annotation
This 1983 index identifies by county and describes the activities of 37 California League of Alternative Service programs (CLASP). CLASP is a nonprofit coalition of community service sentence programs, also known as alternative sentence, court referred, and public work programs.
Abstract
It reports an 11-percent increase in the number of offenders served, from 69,178 offenders in 1982 to 77,125 in 1983; a 9-percent increase in the number of hours worked by the offender, from 3,159,212 to 3,444,239; and a 9-percent increase in the value of those hours worked for a gain of $961,540. Summary tables present program and client overview data. Three additional tables provide information on the following: program administration base, start date and source, current budget and source, number of clients, and cost per client; client fees and referral criteria; and conversion ratios for fines/jail to community service.