This report highlights Florida's house arrest program, a new alternative to prison incarceration viewed as a significant criminal justice experiment. The implementation and operation of the community control program is decribed, specific goals and objectives of the community control program are listed, and a preliminary assessment is offered.…

Presented an analysis of a multimedia production, Halfway to Somewhere, acted by ex-cons and designed to show their experiences within the Wisconsin penal system to the people of Wisconsin. (RK)

The conference appraised the effects of educational and training programs in correctional institutions and emphasized analytical reports, research findings, and project evaluations. The speakers and participants at the meeting were officials from Federal and state agencies, and members from academic institutions engaged in research and extension…

An Alphabetically arranged bibliography, listing 485 entries representing 518 citations taken from "Poole's Index to Periodical Literature" 1802-1906, "Cannon's Bibliography of Library Economy," and "Library Literature" 1921 to mid-1970. Other sources used include: The Index to the Journal of Correctional Education; ten bibliographies taken from…

This report describes the design and experimental use of a system for classifying jail prisoners. The report identifies the information which the jailer needs to know about his prisoners and his use of that information in decision-making. Although the system was tested for only 60 days in six jails, the preliminary findings indicate that a…

Focuses on innovative theater workshops implemented in the New Jersey, New York and Minnesota correctional systems. For availability see CS 703 689. (MH)

An interpersonal theory of dangerousness asserts that dangerousness is a function of perceptions and attributions within an interpersonal context, rather than a stable personality trait. Using the guards and 78 inmates of a penal complex, the interpersonal theory of dangerousness was tested from a racial perspective. (Author)

Examined the attitudes of a sample of correctional officers toward selected treatment programs. Besides a number of factors which correlated with positive attitudes toward treatment, several factors correlated negatively, including number of years of service and a belief that the primary function of corrections is punishment. (Author)

Correlational analysis is used to examine associations between the 50 states' rates of juvenile and adult institutionalization and levels of four crime categories (total index, violent, property, and burglary). No associations are found between states' crime and juvenile institutionalization rates. Associations are found between states' crime and…

Compliance theory applied to prisons is tested via longitudinal analysis of prisoners' attitudes from the time of admittance to a diagnostic and classification center through subsequent transfer to a penitentiary, reformatory, etc. Findings indicate the nonrandom procedure by which prisoners are assigned to institutions is more important than…

Examines the existential experience of adolescents in prison. Qualitative, in-depth interviews have explored the dimensions of time, space, and "others," and shows that youths' sense of reality is subordinated to their romanticized dreams of what life should be like. (Author/LHW)

Indicates that educational programs in prisons illustrate how the tensions between symbol and substance create a loosely coupled situation requiring sensitivity by policy makers and instructors. Examines specific problems that subvert adult education and suggests policies to recouple educational goals to strategies of implementation. (JOW)

Examined disciplinary problems of inmates who were properly matched with the institution's level according to the Security Designation and Custody Classification system. Data from files of 342 male inmates showed matched inmates received no disciplinary reports and appeared to adjust more effectively than inmates who were not matched. (JAC)

Describes the Army's Correctional Custody Facility, a rehabilitation method for first-time offenders that is intended to recreate and strengthen the original resocialization process. The small number of return offenders suggests the facility's success as a rehabilitation concept. (JAC)

Recidivism is a phenomenon causing growing concern. When released criminals return to crime, the costs become immeasurable. Victims can never be adequately compensated for personal losses, and the nation cannot halt the spiraling costs of maintaining prisons housing mostly repeat offenders. The nation is spending upwards from 98 billion dollars on…