The Catch-22 of Reinventing Corrections: Training Volunteers to Offset Costs.

Connelly, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ538735

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Catch-22 of Reinventing Corrections: Training Volunteers to Offset Costs.

Connelly, Michael

Journal of Volunteer Administration, v14 n4 p21-27 Sum 1996

A survey of volunteers, offenders, and prison personnel in a volunteer mentoring program in Oklahoma prisons uncovered problems caused by inadequate mentor training due to lack of resources. Lack of funds forces correctional agencies to use volunteers, but it also prevents them from using them effectively. (SK)

Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Financial Support, Mentors, Volunteer Training, Volunteers

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma

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