Site visits to five correctional institutions in Wisconsin were conducted as part of the development of an evaluation model for the competency-based vocational education (CBVE) project for the Wisconsin Correctional System. The evaluators' perceptions of the CBVE system are presented with recommendations for improvement. Site visits were conducted…

This bibliography documents the growing body of literature in the field of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention from projects funded since 1975 by the Department of Justice. Empirical research findings, program descriptions and evaluations, state-of-the-art reviews, and planning and development strategies are among the 165 documents cited.…

This series of 20 appendices provides data and background information resulting from a study of the educational programs offered for the Florida State Correctional System. In addition to various letters, memoranda, and tables documenting aspects of the study, the volume presents: (1) the text of the Florida law mandating the study; (2) directories…

A description is offered of the way in which, against long odds, three prisoners taught themselves the technical skills to put together an award-winning weekly radio program which brings the news to their fellow inmates and gives their fellows a legitimate voice for their concerns, achievements, and interests. (AJ)

This project funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I, was designed to improve the mathematics skills of 328 males and females serving prison sentences or awaiting trial in the Rikers Island Penitentiary. For the male population exclusively, the project was designed to improve reading skills and English usage and comprehension. The…

Intended for state prison administrators and their vocational and educational staff, community-based organizations, and women's employment project seeking better programming for female offenders, this publication covers three aspects of the Women Offender Apprenticeship Program. Part 1 discusses development of this program for women in the federal…

Expansion and modification of a 27-item Delphi derived form for assessing campus police performance resulted in a 43-item form to measure job performance of correctional officers in the Georgia Department of Corrections. The self-rating scale, with a reliability coefficient of .995 (n=120) was subjected to factor analysis and varimax rotation and…

The relationship to later parole outcome of therapeutic changes made by juvenile delinquents during residential treatment was explored. Subjects (N=823) were all those admitted to two California Youth Authority institutions for boys between August 1969 and March 1971. Change was measured by pretests and posttests with the 14 scales of the Jesness…

This book is designed to meet the practical needs of law enforcement officers working with children in North Carolina. Chapters on the law and children's rights, changes in the law enforcement officer's role, legal procedures applicable to juveniles, the use of juvenile detention resources, and child abuse and neglect contain historical background…

THIS EIGHTH REVISION OF THE DIRECTORY LISTS 320 STATE AND LOCAL TRAINING SCHOOLS, CAMPS, AND RECEPTION-DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS SERVING DELINQUENT CHILDREN COMMITTED BY COURT ORDER IN THE 50 STATES, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. DATA INCLUDE RATED CAPACITIES, AVERAGE DAILY POPULATIONS,…

THIS EXTENSIVE REPORT DISCUSSES VARIOUS CORRECTIONAL PRACTICES FOR ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS, AND DESCRIBES POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES. ALTERNATIVES TO PRETRIAL INCARCERATION OF ADULT OFFENDERS ARE SUPERVISED RELEASE, DAYTIME RELEASE, RELEASE IN THE CUSTODY OF A THIRD PARTY, SUMMONS INSTEAD OF ARREST, AND REVISED BAIL PROCEDURES. ALTERNATIVES TO…

A summary profile of employees in the Georgia correctional system revealed an average age of 46, a mean salary of $5,135, relatively brief service (averaging 4.5 years), under half with related work experience, an average of 11 years of school, heavy work loads, limited opportunities for advancement, and heavy concentrations of personnel in…

The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of utilizing closed circuit television as a rehabilitative tool in any or all seven of Ohio's state correctional institutions. Criteria for feasibility were based on a review of the historical background and philosophy of the State of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, the…

The report describes the results from a survey of the study-release policies of the 50 State correctional systems, the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The data reported are for the year 1971, and they were collected during 1972. Every correctional agency responded to the survey questionnaire and,…

The last of three volumes on inservice education for correctional personnel in Illinois, this report deals with the extent, content, and importance of inservice staff training within the Illinois Youth Commission (IYC), an agency providing rehabilitative and custodial services for juvenile delinquents. Functions and components of the three IYC…