ACHIEVING BETTER QUESTIONS - PROGRESS IN CORRECTIONAL RESEARCH (FROM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS 2D ED., 1977 BY ROBERT M. CARTER, DANIEL GLASER, AND LESLIE T. WILKINS SEE NCJ-41850)

• NCJ Number: 41870
• Author(s): D GLASER
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: J B Lippincott
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE IDENTIFIES THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION OF THE CORRECTIONAL RESEARCH OF THE PAST HALF CENTURY AS BEING NOT THE ANSWERING OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE INVESTIGATED BUT AS GUIDANCE TO ASKING MORE FRUITFUL QUESTIONS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THREE MAJOR QUESTIONS RAISED BY CORRECTIONAL RESEARCH IN THE PAST HALF-CENTURY -'WHAT WORKS?', 'WHY DO OFFENDERS CHANGE OR NOT CHANGE?', AND 'WHAT WORKS FOR WHOM AND WHY?' AS THE MOST IMPORTANT GAINS FROM THE RESEARCH PERIOD. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...EB