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Newbold, Greg; Eskridge, Chris – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1994
Explores prison history/development in New Zealand, focusing on recent implementation of progressive prison operation/management program, He Ara Hou. Notes extremely positive results of program, such as higher administrative efficiency; greatly decreased levels of internal disorder; competent, stable workforce; and human product whose senses of…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals, Foreign Countries, Prisoners
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Sanders, Jeannette F.; McNeill, Kevin F.; Rienzi, Beth M.; DeLouth, Tara-Nicholle B. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 1997
Reports on a survey of incarcerated women (N=203) to determine program needs and to describe the inmate population. Results indicate that the typical inmate was a European American mother of two children. Most were multiple offenders with a history of abuse and addiction, and desired substance abuse education and treatment. (RJM)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Demography, Females, Needs Assessment
Blumer, Alice Howard – 1973
The course is for independent study by jail officers who must learn that, in addition to their routine tasks, they must be prepared to be well-trained, responsible professionals, making important decisions and avoiding the mistakes and disproven beliefs of the past. The jail administrator must continually wrestle with the problems of conflicting…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Courses
Eagen, Claire M. – NJEA Review, 1973
Author discusses the problems and needs of prisoner education and vocational training with examples drawn from Leesburg State Prison, and offers planning suggestions to develop statewide educational programs in prisons. (GB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Braswell, Mickey; Fondren, Dave – American Vocational Journal, 1976
Vocational education offers important opportunities for the successful rehabilitation of offenders through programs in training and career guidance. (EC)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Needs, Individual Needs
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Szekely, George – Studies in Art Education, 1982
Developing a prison art program involves training prison arts specialists, developing curriculum and instructional strategies, and planning for continuous program support. Through the study of art, prisoners have been able to re-examine themselves and establish new, positive goals. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
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Staton, Michele; Leukefeld, Carl; Logan, T. K.; Purvis, Rick – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2000
Presents findings from a process evaluation conducted in a prison-based substance abuse program in Kentucky. Discusses key components in the program, including a detailed program description, modifications in planned treatment strategies, program documentation, and perspectives of staff and clients. Findings suggest that prison-based programs have…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling Techniques, Prisoners
Foster, Euphesenia – 1977
This report on the female offender in the Federal Prison System describes the response of the Bureau of Prisons to its mission of protecting society while also preparing offenders for release. Detailed descriptions are included of what happens to them in the Federal correctional system, particularly programs of counseling, education, training and…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Federal Programs, Females
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Rees, E. Frances – Education and Urban Society, 2000
Discusses resiliency programming as an alternative approach to program development for incarcerated adults, and describes a pilot project in a Georgia prison, Leadership Development, that uses the concept of resiliency to frame inmate education. Discusses implications of this model of correctional education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Pilot Projects
Mills, Robert B. – 1973
This speech defines the planning process involved in the development of a community-based corrections project. The correctional planners attempt to strike a realistic balance between the need for incarceration of offenders and the need for rehabilitation and treatment. The multiple influences available through community corrections are seen as…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Planning, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Clark County Employment and Training Office, Springfield, OH.
This guide contains a brief orientation to the Community Offender Resource Program (CORP) implemented in the Clark County Jail (Springfield, Ohio). A brief introduction describes the CORP program which contains three integrated components: counseling, career development, and family referral. Next, a need for the program is discussed, and the CORP…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling Services
Bregman, Ralph; And Others – 1975
This study represents the combined efforts of three separate institutions (California Department of Education, the California Department of Corrections, and the California Advisory Council for Vocational Education and Technical Training) to obtain data for more responsible program planning. Research strategy was developed to elicit facilitating or…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Data Collection, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1980
Intended for state prison administrators and their vocational and educational staff, community-based organizations, and women's employment project seeking better programming for female offenders, this publication covers three aspects of the Women Offender Apprenticeship Program. Part 1 discusses development of this program for women in the federal…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Roy, Marjorie Brown – 1979
This manual is designed to assist those individuals or groups responsible for developing educational and vocational programs for women in jail. The first section identifies the needs and problems of women in jail, focussing on discrimination against poor women unable to afford bail, the nonviolent nature of women's crimes, and the inequity of jail…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Correctional Education
National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Hackensack, NJ. NewGate Resource Center.
A guide is provided for establishing a college-level education program for inmates of correctional institutions based on the NewGate concept. Necessary first steps are evaluation of current facilities, selection of the sponsoring agency, and selection of the student body. Guidelines for student selection deal with application procedure, record…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Programs
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