This pilot study aimed to establish the psychiatric morbidity in children remanded to prison custody using an age appropriate instrument, the K-SADS. The 19 boys interviewed showed high rates of affective disorders, substance misuse and conduct disorder. Study highlights the need to develop child and adolescent mental health services for children…

Examines the educational change, including theory and practice, that occurred over forty years at the San Quentin State Penitentiary (California). Considers the evolution of the prison school as part of the institution's correctional agenda and in the context of changes of penal theory. (CMK)

Describes the Behind No Bars program at the Cambria County Prison in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, which was funded by Head Start. Children visited with a jailed parent in pleasant, child-oriented areas. Parenting classes and family counseling were offered to all inmates who were parents of young children. (BB)

Examined sex-role attitudes toward women of incarcerated White male (n=30) and Black male (n=30) juvenile delinquents. Found significant differences in sex role attitudes toward women between first-born and later-born juvenile delinquents and sex role attitudes toward women relative to available norms. (Author/CM)

Explored disciplinary violations committed by emotionally disturbed inmates, contrasting reactions of experienced corrections officers and mental health personnel regarding the acts of 50 inmates. Results indicated that groups concurred regarding the need for mental health referrals, but occasionally diverged regarding the appropriateness of…

Studied effect of teaching style on moral development of prison inmates by comparing teacher-centered pedagogical style and learner-centered andragogical style. Results support use of andragogical style to produce moral development in adult students in correctional setting. (Author/BH)

Examines the treatment and education of juvenile offenders in two of the four types of Chinese juvenile correctional institutions, the reformatory and the work-study factory class. Discusses living conditions and food, discipline and punishments, informal peer surveillance, academic and vocational instruction, language of instruction, family…

Examined organizational life within federal prisons. Employees (n=3,325) completed Prison Social Climate Survey. Findings revealed widespread satisfaction with work environments. Staff having frequent contact with inmates, those working in custody positions, and those with longer tenure generally had lower opinions of work environment, whereas…

Addresses the differing experiences of Native American and white women in prison. A literature review and unstructured interviews with 31 women in a Montana state prison concentrate on relationships between prisoners and guards, sexual harassment, mind-altering drugs, and prisoners' responses to multiple forms of control. Recommends new approach…

A prison reading club can provide motivation to learn to read and write, reinforce conventional learning, and support individual development. The literate environment created is a tool for resocialization of incarcerated youth and young adults. (SK)

Examined effectiveness of methods used by public and private institutions' handling of incarcerated delinquents. Concluded that organizational culture is key concept in delivery of services to incarcerated children and youth; that private sector provides alternative to public in delivery of services; that alcohol and drug treatment programs are…

Examined violent and victimized male prisoners (n=942). Identified two types of predatory inmates: those having trouble relating to others and those who were assaultive. Victims lacked experience to cope with environment. Both violent and victimized inmates had distinctive personalities, specific environmental needs, and both rated prison setting…

Uses Michel Foucault's concepts of disciplinary technology and panopticism to explain educational inequalities. Describes the Panopticon (an architectural prototype for prisons) as a form of disciplinary technology. Considers schools as technologies of power and discipline, with their conformity to this model contributing to today's social…

Subjects diagnosed "extremely dangerous" and given psychological treatment during placement in an institution for adjudicated juvenile delinquents (N=44) were followed after release. Findings regarding recidivism, crime, and violence are reported. Prediction of future violence is discussed; the effectiveness of psychological intervention…

Male federal prisoners who had been students in the postsecondary prison-education program and released 1973-1993 were followed for three years (N=654). Extensive data were available. Subgroups were compared to Canada's Statistical Information on Recidivism risk-prediction scheme to test hypotheses regarding success rates. Conclusions regarding…