NCJ Number
44172
Date Published
1975
Length
399 pages
Annotation
THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF NEW METHODS FOR EVALUATING THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS OF INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DISCUSSED.
Abstract
PART I, AN OVERVIEW, PROVIDES THE BASIC CONCEPTS WHEREBY ALL TYPES OF SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS CAN BE EVALUATED. PART II DISCUSSES THE THEORETICAL RATIONALE AND METHODOLOGY INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTING THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ENVIRONMENT SCALE (CIES), A TECHNIQUE THAT ASSESSES NINE DIMENSIONS OF THE SOCIAL CLIMATE OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS. PART III ILLUSTRATES THE USE OF THIS TECHNIQUE IN PROGRAM COMPARISONS AND EVALUATIONS. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS; THE IMPACT OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS ON RESIDENT MORALE; MODES OF ADAPTATION AND COPING; THE RESULTS OF THE CIES IN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP HOMES AND CAMPS ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF YOUTH; AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PROGRAM, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS ARE EXPLORED. PART IV PRESENTS THE APPLICATION OF THIS WORK TO COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS, TO FAMILIES, AND TO MILITARY COMPANIES. IN A DISCUSSION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DELINQUENCY AND THE FAMILY, THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT SCALE (FES), WHICH SYSTEMATICALLY ASSESSES THE 10 MOST SALIENT DIMENSIONS OF FAMILY CLIMATE, IS DEVELOPED. THE FINAL SECTION EXPLORES THE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WORK FOR ALL TYPES OF SOCIAL SETTINGS. CIES AND FES SCORING KEYS ARE APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).