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HELENA (MT) - WAY-LET PROJECT - QUARTERLY REPORT NUMBER 5

NCJ Number
11616
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
13 pages
Annotation
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF SERVICE TO THE EX-OFFENDER IN SUCH AREAS AS EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT, VOCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL COUNSELING, AND COMMUNITY SOCIALIZATION.
Abstract
A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM IS PRESENTED. THE WAY-LET PROGRAM OPERATES A RESIDENT CLIENT LIVING FACILITY AND CONDUCTS AND MAINTAINS OUT-CLIENT FOLLOW-UP AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PROJECT, FUNDED BY AN LEAA DISCRETIONARY GRANT, IS A PILOT EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONAL EFFORT CAN EFFECTIVELY REDUCE-THE RATE OF RECIDIVISM IN A GIVEN AREA BY PROVIDING BASIC SUPPORT SERVICES TO PAROLEES ATTEMPTING TO RE-ENTER THE COMMUNITY. A THREE PHASE PROGRAM OF TRANSITION IS OFFERED TO THE EX-OFFENDER.