A randomly selected sample of 541 volunteers representing the various kinds of corrections agencies were interviewed to determine attitudes toward the correctional system. The major sections of the report represent the four substantive areas examined: (1) Who are the Volunteers?, (2) Why Are They Volunteers, (3) Volunteer Work in the Correctional…

The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to describe the distribution of a selected set of socio-demographic variables among a random sample of inmates of a relatively large southern state penitentiary, and (2) to correlate their drinking careers to patterns of deviant acts. The ensuing analysis emphasizes the racial composition of the sample and…

This document presents the report of the Task Force on Corrections and the Higher Education System in Wisconsin. Following introductory material, recommendations are suggested concerning jail programs, programs with inmates and staff within existing institutions, halfway houses, university structure and programs, preventive measures, and funding.…

Women offenders have needs that can be met through concerted action by individuals or community groups. To familiarize community groups with the problems of women offenders and to describe some programs to assist them, the booklet begins with a brief description of the criminal justice process and describes the place of women offenders in this…

The results of the National Work Conference on Goals of Adult Basic Education in Corrections are presented in this monograph. The conference met in an attempt to determine national goals for adult basic education in corrections. This publication contains the conference's program, papers offered, theme presentations, and the preview of a model…

This study provides an overview of the status of jails and inmate populations in Texas in order to identify and solve existing problems. Analysis of the distribution of inmates among the 325 jails indicates that Texas has too many local jails for its total inmate population. Most of the jails lack adequate medical, recreational, or educational…

Martinson's provocative article in Public Interest (Spring, 1974), denying efficacy in prisoner reform, singled out one of the uncertainties in correctional research. In their totality, these uncertainties embrace not only rehabilitative programs but also the method, theory, and organization of correctional research. To comprehend the status and…

The author maintains that correctional workers are at a critical juncture in the use of classification strategies. Numerous guidelines are available for classification, but too often these are not applied. Several suggestions are made for effective classifications. (Author/HMV)

Emphasis was directed toward three factors: (1) social density; (2) spatial density; and (3) overall institutional population level. In prisons, higher population years yielded higher death rates and higher rates of psychiatric commitments. Blood pressure was higher in more crowded housing. Degree of perceived crowding was related to space per…

Sexual sterotyping affects the incarceration of women, their treatment in prisons and jails, and their reception in the community following release. While women's organizations play a major role in improving conditions facing incarcerated women, they have perpetuated the sterotypes. Because of sex role sterotyping, we have denied justice to women.…

By pooling resources and using communication satellites to access quality regional or national programs and personnel, institutions may be able to determine inmate aptitudes and career options, receive career counselling for inmates based on job trends, access educational and vocational training programs that match the inmates' capabilities and…

The Hand Test was administered to 107 maximum-security prison inmates. The Acting Out Score (AOS) was computed, and one year later, actual acting out for the same inmates was recorded. Determined that the Hand Test AOS is useful in identifying inmates who have potential for acting out. (Author)

Considers the problems in using recidivism as a single--or even major--standard for the evaluation of a criminal sanctioning system, not only because of its tie to the problematic goal of rehabilitation, but because of the inadequacy of any single criterion of effectiveness. (Author/RK)

A survey of eight teachers at small, maximum security jails asked about the adequacy of physical facilities, problems with inmate turnover, and institutional climate. Many teachers' reactions conflict with the established reputation of small jails as being unable to accommodate socialization programs. (Author/CH)

Psychological inventories were administered to incarcerated offenders, either without prior cuing or following exposure to experimental cues that identified psychological health and growth with either positive or negative self-disclosure. Results showed that self-disclosure of deviant and symptomatic responses could be enhanced by associating…