U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

NCJRS Virtual Library

The Virtual Library houses over 235,000 criminal justice resources, including all known OJP works.
Click here to search the NCJRS Virtual Library

MINNESOTA - COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - AN ANALYTICAL PROT0TYPE

NCJ Number
42104
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
67 pages
Annotation
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO DEMONSTRATE A TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IS A COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND PROBATION.
Abstract
IN PARTICULAR, THE QUESTION ADDRESSED IS WHETHER RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS GENERALLY ARE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE THAN EITHER OF THE TRADITIONAL METHODS BOTH IN THE LONG RUN AND IN THE SHORT RUN. IN THIS STUDY, THREE BASIC CLASSES OF RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES ARE USED: HALFWAY HOUSES, P.O.R.T. (PROBATIONED OFFENDERS REHABILITATION AND TRAINING) PROJECTS, AND JUVENILE RESIDENCES. FOR EACH MAJOR CLASS OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, COMPARISONS ARE MADE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROJECTS AND PROBATION (OR PAROLE) AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) ...KAP