NCJ Number
482
Date Published
1968
Length
99 pages
Annotation
THIS SEMINAR DEALT WITH METHODS TO AFFECT MOTIVATIONAL CHANGES AND PROMOTION OF DESIRED ATTITUDES IN PRISONERS.
Abstract
THE BASIC COURSE SESSIONS RELATED TO THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE ROLE OF THE CORRECTION OFFICER AND DESCRIBED THE EXTENT OF THE CRIME PROBLEM. TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING PEOPLE WERE DISCUSSED. ADDRESSES WERE GIVEN ON OFFICER-INMATE RELATIONS, FUNCTION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, CONTROL OF CONTRABAND, REPORT WRITING AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, A POLICE CHIEF'S VIEWS ON THE CRIME PROBLEM AND RELEASED OFFENDERS, AND THE ROLE OF THE CHAPLAIN. THE ADVANCED COURSE REPORTS WERE GIVEN ON THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AS A SUPERVISOR, SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM, RIOT CONTROL, INTERVIEWS, AND PROBLEMS OF TRAINING AND SUPERVISION. IN BOTH COURSES, CASE STUDIES WERE USED FOR ILLUSTRATION.