A pilot sutdy was conducted at a federal correctional institution to determine the extent to which personality factors, as measured by the MMPI, were related to work release success. The results indicated that only one MMPI scale (Pa) was significantly related to an inmate's success in the work release program. (Author)

The author discusses the neglect and deprivation common in State institutions for the mentally retarded and cites programs and legislation undertaken to alleviate the problem. (BY)

A comparison is made between traditional schools and the school in a county jail and how the jail school copes with a situation in which there is external control over (1) when its students arrive and how long they stay, and (2) what kinds and how many students there are. (Author)

A study of the delinquent subculture in large institutions; neither history nor current recidivism rates confirm that any change in the attitudes and values which cause deviant behavioral manifestations take place as a result of purely negative experiences. (Author)

Results of the first class action suit brought against a state's mental health system (Wyatt vs. Stickney, in Alabama); includes standards set by the court for mental health institutions. (SP)

Habituation patterns of the galvanic skin response to auditory stimuli were studied in institutionalized retarded children and nonretarded subjects. (Author)

The Efron and Efron Scale of Attitudes toward the Mentally Retarded was administered to 41 institutional attendants to identify factors correlating with demographic data to generate suggestions for reducing the resistance of staff personnel to developmentally-oriented residential programs. (KW)

Factor analyses of ratings received by 617 patients in a state hospital for the mentally retarded, concerning 26 problem behaviors, indicated that five factors describe the behaviors. (Author)