This survey examined the needs and problems of developmentally disabled offenders, particularly the mentally retarded, in community-based programs in Illinois. Results indicate the most needed community-based services for developmentally disabled offenders were specialized living arrangements, counseling, evaluation, and sheltered employment.…

A large-scale, nationwide evaluation of cocorrections was carried out in which a wide range of data were collected over a four-month period. Preliminary analyses show that, although there appears to be a decrement with increasing size, the cocorrectional environment seems to be more facilitative of growth than the single-sex institutions. (Author)

The rising costs and diminishing returns of Her Majesty's prisons prompted the British government to set up a committee on "Non-custodial and Semi-custodial Treatment of Offenders." One of its central recommendations was the introduction of community service as a constructive alternative to imprisonment. (Author)

In an experiment to investigate the possible effects of determinate sentencing, 48 prisoners were tested on six variables. Although there was some indirect evidence that the indeterminate sentence is a source of tension, the issue remains open. (Author)

Like universities, the correctional programs that produce the most successful graduates are those with the most stringent entrance requirements. This study indicates that providing misdemeanant services does reduce recidivism and that the amount of reduction is closely related to the type of service. (Author)

Describes the Positive Approaches for Sex Offenders (PASO) program which attempts to provide a treatment alternative to incarceration for sex offenders. (Author)

The Garden State School District, the agency responsible for correctional education programs in New Jersey, has attempted to eliminate the urban-prison syndrome through implementation of the Continuous Assessment Programs. This program is designed to ameliorate negative effects of urban life by giving each inmate an individuality and purpose.…

Presents the historical context of treatment for alcoholism in general and then presents a treatment program for problem drinkers about to be released from correctional institutions. (Author/HMV)

Discusses the significance of the variables commitment and ideology in maintaining occupational tasks. Correctional officers in treatment-oriented institutions are encouraged to develop commitment to treatment ideology. (Author)

A program that provided counseling to inmates in a correctional setting is described. Two approaches were used: the relationship approach stressed the interpersonal encounter of counselor and client and exploration of feeling by the client; the reality approach stressed behavior change for client growth. Outcomes were positive for both approaches.…

Proportional samples of 113 residents (68 successes and 45 failures) were randomly selected from 1,361 residents (838 successes and 523 failures) who entered state community corrections centers in Michigan. Cross-validated multiple regression analyses show employment status at the centers to be the most powerful predictor of success. (Author)

The comparability of experimental and comparison groups, problems in sampling and matching, existence of uncontrolled differences and their statistical treatment, and problems of client mobility and experimental control are discussed and illustrated by examples from an evaluation project. (Author)

Shows that a Rehabilitative Planning Services Unit can provide invaluable assistance to a Public Defender's Office and enhance the quality of representation provided to indigent defendants. Such a unit could prove to be essential, particularly in situations where the defendant is ineligible for Pretrial diversion programs. (Author)

Describes goals of the Robert F. Kennedy Youth Center (KYC) and the philosophical stance and the implementation of that philosophy within the center. Issues discussed range from administrative structure through descriptions of inmate classification and treatment. Educational and vocational programs as well as the token economy systems are…

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to describe the distribution of a selected set of sociodemographic variables among a random sample of inmates of a relatively large southern state penitentiary, and to correlate the inmates' drinking careers to patterns of deviant acts. (Author)