ADVOCATES VS. 'TREATERS' - THE CORRECTIONS CONFRONTATION

• NCJ Number: 11636
• Journal: Judicature Volume: 56 Issue: 10 Dated: (MAY 1973) Pages: 419-421
• Author(s): P A TENNANT
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DIFFICULTIES IN COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TWO ORIENTATIONS ARE EXAMINED.

Abstract

THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST SEES THE LEGAL APPROACH AS INCONSISTENT WITH THE GOAL OF CHANGING BEHAVIOR, AND THE LAW SEES THE TREATMENT PROGRAMS AS INEFFECTIVE AND INCONSISTENT WITH THE CLIENT'S RIGHT TO KNOW AND TO CHALLENGE THE REASONS FOR RESTRICTION ON HIS FREEDOM. THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS AND TREATMENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FIELD OF CORRECTIONS. THIS GROUP WOULD WORK FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TWO FIELDS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE OFFENDER.