CHANGE AND OBSTACLES TO CHANGE IN PRISON MANAGEMENT

• NCJ Number: 7546
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1972) Pages: 39-46
• Author(s): J C MEYER
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PRISON WHICH NEED IMPROVEMENT, IN THE AREAS OF INMATE REHABILITATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR CATEGORIZES THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHANGE WHICH TAKE PLACE IN PRISONS - CHANGES IN THE OFFENDER, INTERNALLY INDUCED CHANGES IN OPERATION, AND EXTERNALLY INDUCED CHANGES WHICH RESULT FROM THE DECISIONS OF OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS. STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE PRISON SYSTEM WHICH IMPEDE CHANGE ARE ANALYZED. THESE ARE CONFLICTING VALUE SYSTEMS, GOAL CONFUSION, INADEQUATE INFORMATION FOR POLICY CHOICES, AND INVERTED DECISION MAKING PRACTICES. BIBLIOGRAPHY.