The Federal Offenders Rehabilitation Program is designed to test experimentally the centrality of employment in offender rehabilitation. Specifically, does appropriate employment, obtained through the services of vocational rehabilitation counseling, change an offender's pattern of behavior? Does this change occur in the direction of integration…

Subjective findings of the Atlanta Project are presented. This project's primary purpose was to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of providing intensive vocational rehabilitation services to federal offenders at two specified states in the correctional process. A total of 484 cases were monitored, 107 of which were assigned to the…

The purpose of this paper is to present one approach to providing vocational rehabilitation for the mentally retarded public offender. The rehabilitation process for prison inmates is described, one southeastern state program is reviewed from an operational point of view, and some traits and characteristics of the mentally retarded public offender…

A self-help project called Concept Associates, Inc., was started at Parish Prison in New Orleans. While most penal rehabilitation programs educate inmates and teach them a trade, the work of Concept is more thorough. The inmates aid each other with their problems by concentrating on inner changes and the power of positive thinking through four…

Employment Service project draws on varied resources to help ex-convicts. (Editor)

An article by Abrams and Siegel, "The Transcendental Meditation Program at Folsom State Prison: A Cross Validation Study" is examined and found wanting in several respects. A second article responds that the findings of the Abrams-Siegel study resulted from the Rosenthal effect, experimental bias, and other effects. (LPG)

Presents a brief look at the history of corrective institutions, explores some of the goals of correction, and discusses the need for community involvement. (CJ)

Vocational education offers important opportunities for the successful rehabilitation of offenders through programs in training and career guidance. (EC)

Ex-convicts are given rehabilitation and are extended employment opportunities through a Chicago project known as DARE (Direct Action for Rehabilitation and Employment). (DS)

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…

The basic supposition of this paper is that older prisoners possessing unique characteristics necessitate a specific program designed to meet their particular needs. The development of an experimental therapeutic program for such older prisoners is described. (Author)

This paper gives the specifics of a federal offenders rehabilitation program implementation and evaluation which will test and demonstrate the effects of providing intensive vocational rehabilitation services to federal offenders. The authors note that criminal offenders have difficulty in vocational adjustment, and this is exacerbated by their…

The Ward Grievance Procedure (WGP) is an Exemplary Project which was developed in California Youth Authority institutions in response to the need of forming administrative procedures for settling inmate grievances. Comprehensive information is provided to aid correctional planners and administrators in their efforts to improve or develop methods…

An all-out effort by the Texas Education Agency and Department of Corrections to bring opportunities for academic education and vocational training to 16,000 inmates of the state prison system. (Editor)

Whatever the reason, trouble with the law is a matter of considerable importance to contemporary Indian Americans. This study, a component of Havighurst's National Study of American Indian Education, seeks to gain a better understanding of Indian offenders in Minnesota. Data concerning new court commitments from July 1, 1967 through June 30, 1968,…