The program is designed for youth on parole who are transitioning back to the community. Provide a highly structured intermediate sanction program for youth within the Lincoln community. Stabilize and serve as an alternative to institutionalization for area youth who are at risk of violating the terms of their parole. Insure appropriate, effective community adjustment for youth returning from Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers. A program similar to this, with varying levels of program duration, should be piloted for selected juvenile offenders, both pre-adjudicated and as a juvenile court disposition.
Similar programs exist throughout the country, with more programs being developed each year.
The Extended Day Program in McLean County, Illinois is an example of a successful day reporting program. Offenders in the program range from low level property offenders to violent offenders. Program elements include tutoring, group sessions such as drug education and esteem building, and community service. Research has concluded that truant students are significantly more likely to drop out of school than regular attenders. A 1989 study by Bempechat and Ginsburg found that dropouts had exhibited notably higher rates of absenteeism and truancy than non-dropouts.