ATTITUDES TOWARD PAROLE, PAROLEES, AND VOLUNTEER PAROLE WORK IN COLUMBUS, OHIO

• NCJ Number: 19433
• Author(s): W C RECKLESS; G J PERSICHETTI
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 15 pages
• Grant Number(s): 380-00-J-70
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Ohio Dept of Economic and Community Development; Ohio Law Enforcement Planning Agency
• Corporate Author: Ohio State University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF 250 MALE COLUMBUS, OHIO RESIDENTS WHICH SOLICITED THE OPINIONS OF RESPONDENTS ON PAROLEES AND THE PAROLE FUNCTION, AND MEASURED THEIR RESISTANCE TOWARD DOING VOLUNTEER PAROLE WORK.

Abstract

IT WAS FOUND THAT THE 250 COLUMBUS, OHIO MALE RESPONDENTS REGARDED PAROLE WORK AND THE IDEA OF VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE IN PAROLE WORK IN A VERY FAVORABLE LIGHT, AS JUDGED FROM THEIR ANSWERS TO THE FIRST FIVE QUESTIONS ON THE SCHEDULE WHICH WAS ADMINISTERED TO THEM. HOWEVER, WHEN ASKED IF VOLUNTEER PAROLE WORK WAS TOO TIME CONSUMING OR DANGEROUS, THERE WAS A VERY MUCH LESS FAVORABLE RESPONSE. THE PREDOMINANTLY WHITE CIVIC GROUPS CONTACTED WERE MUCH LESS FAVORABLY DISPOSED THAN THE BLACK CHURCH MEMBERS AND THE ORGANIZED LABOR GROUPS. ORGANIZED LABOR MEMBERS RESPONDED SOMEWHAT MOREFAVORABLY THAN THE OTHER TWO MALE GROUPS. BLACKS APPEARED TO BE SOMEWHAT MORE FAVORABLY DISPOSED THAN THE OTHER TWO MALE GROUPS. THE AGE LEVEL, 30-39 YEARS OF AGE, APPEARED TO BE MORE UNFAVORABLY INCLINED THAN THE OTHER AGE LEVELS, WHILE THE AGE GROUPS OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE APPEARED TO BE THE MOST FAVORABLY INCLINED. LIKEWISE, THE RESPONDENTS WITH COLLEGE TRAINING WERE FOUND TO BE THE MOST UNFAVORABLE TOWARD DOING VOLUNTEER PAROLE WORK, MORE UNFAVORABLE TO THE IDEA OF IDEA OF DOING VOLUNTEER PAROLE WORK THAN THE LABORERS. FINALLY, THE EPSICOPALS, METHODISTS, PRESBYTERIAN, AND LUTHERANS AS A RELIGIOUS CONSTELLATION WERE MORE DISINCLINED THAN THE CATHOLICS AND OTHER PROTESTANTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)