The importance of the studied problem is determined by the fact that in contemporary Russian society, along with social, political and economic problems, there is a significant crime rate growth, which in its turn leads to an increase in the number of people convicted of various crimes. The current penitentiary system in the country, despite a…

Study evidence does not support familiar assumptions of deficiencies in intelligence, personality and value development, resulting because young children were separated from their natural mothers and given many years of institutional care. This paper was presented at the 45th annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Chicago,…

Discusses how views of correctional teacher characteristics have changed and how teacher aims have been linked directly to student character formation. Includes historical and cultural contexts, teacher selection issues, and a summary. (Author/JOW)

Presented were case studies of two similarly handicapped children of the same chronological (6-years-old) and mental ages, one of whom has been institutionalized since birth while the other S was cared for by his parents until he was 2-years-old. (GW)

Research supported in part by VRA grant 2569-P.

This paper analyzes the moral reasoning and perceptions of inmates in an eastern youth reformatory. A series of prison dilemmas, reflecting conflicts experienced by inmates and guards, was administered to 34 inmates; in addition, each inmate was given the standard Kohlberg moral maturity interview. Responses were scored for moral judgment and…

TO INVESTIGATE THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS ON THE SELF CONCEPT OF PARTICIPATION TRAINING IN GROUP DISCUSSION, 18 INSTITUTIONALIZED MALE ALCOHOLICS (AVERAGE AGE 42.5 YEARS, SCHOOL GRADE ACHIEVEMENT 11.2 YEARS) UNDERWENT THREE HOUR SESSIONS OF GROUP DISCUSSION DURING 12 DAYS IN FEBRUARY 1963, FOLLOWING A CONTROL PERIOD OF 11.8 DAYS. THE BULTER-HAIGH…

Review of a New Mexico study on factors discriminating between recidivist and resilient youth following incarceration led to development of guidelines for fostering resiliency by correctional educators. Specific guidelines address lesson planning, classroom management, and revising educational goals. (DB)

This book reports the experiential deprivation and intellectual retardation of children from the Creche, a Lebanese social agency devoted to the care of foundlings from birth to 6 years. Begun in 1955, this study explored the role of environment, specifically, the effects of adoption, on IQ. Results showed that the mean IQ for both boys and girls…