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Download full textKillinger, George G., Ed.; And Others – 1967
Seventy-four participants attended the 4-day National Conference on Pre-Release Programs for a symposium on adult offender programs. Presentations heard included: (1) "Halfway House Programs--A National Overview" by O.J. Keller, Jr., (2) "The Evolving Program of a Privately Operated Halfway House" by Robert P. Taylor, (3) "The Employment Program…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Correctional Rehabilitation, Drug Addiction, Educational Needs
National Citizens Advisory Committee on Vocational Rehabilitation, Washington, DC. – 1968
In 1965, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives provided for the establishment of a citizens advisory body to (1) make a comprehensive study of the vocational rehabilitation program and vocational rehabilitation needs, and (2) formulate goals and make specific recommendations for arriving at these goals. Among…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Correctional Education, Disabilities, Federal Aid
Bell, Raymond; And Others – 1979
According to this report on the results of a 1977 survey of 163 correctional education programs throughout the United States, the general state of education in correctional institutions has improved, but funding is a major problem that is reflected in the quality of administration, lack of resources, and inability to offer meaningful programs on a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Correctional Education, Educational Programs
Rehabilitation Research Foundation, Montgomery, AL. – 1974
Reports are presented on three phase four projects being carried out by the Experimental Manpower Laboratory for Corrections (EMLC) using a behavioral approach to the problems of the offender. The Mount Meigs Project is concerned with a behavioral management program, using a token economy, in the academic education division of the Alabama…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Correctional Education
Sanford, W. Lee – 1973
The preliminary work on three main projects is reported on, covering the period between March and June, 1973. The projects are: (1) development of an institutional behavioral management regimen for incarcerated male youths between the ages of 15 and 18 at the Alabama Industrial School at Mount Meigs, Alabama; (2) development of a community-based…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Correctional Education
Salmony, Lawrence D. – 1974
In attempting to address the problems that are embraced by the term "corrections education," the study identifies three areas of inquiry: client education, staff education, and community education. Focusing on State funded corrections education programs in Oregon, data for the study were collected in 1973. Existing programs are reviewed…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, College Instruction, College Programs, Community Education
