Recreation for the Incarcerated: Treatment or Privilege?.

Schleien, Stuart J.; O'Morrow, Gerald

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ERIC Number: EJ243167

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Publication Date: 1981-Feb

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Recreation for the Incarcerated: Treatment or Privilege?

Schleien, Stuart J.; O'Morrow, Gerald

Parks and Recreation, v16 n2 p47-51 Feb 1981

With the shift in correctional philosophy from punishment to rehabilitation, juvenile correction facilities are aimed toward providing a specialized program for confined youth. The primary goal is to reintegrate the youthful offender with society through a rehabilitation program involving therapeutic recreation. (JN)

Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Leisure Time, Prisoners, Recreational Programs, Therapeutic Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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