FIRST DECADE OF EXPERIENCE - A SYNTHESIS OF MANPOWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS, 1963-1973

• NCJ Number: 14012
• Author(s): R ROVNER-PIECZENIK
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 156 pages
• Contract Number(s): 92-25-72-18
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Labor
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SUMMARIZES PROJECTS FUNDED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, INCLUDING HISTORY OF THE PROJECT, ASSESSING PROJECT SUCCESS, OVERVIEW OF PROJECT PARTICIPANT, PROVIDING THE OFFENDER WITH JOB SKILLS, AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT.

Abstract

WITHIN A TEN YEAR PERIOD IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE MANPOWER PROJECTS FOR OFFENDERS ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: 1) RAISED THE LEVEL OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRIMINAL OFFENDER AS A MANPOWER RESOURCE; 2) CREATED ALTERNATIVES FOR THE OFFENDER AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHERE NONE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXISTED; 3) DEVELOPED AND TESTED STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR BEHAVIORAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; 4) EMPLOYED A NEW TYPE OF STAFF IN MAJOR PROJECT POSITIONS; 5) CREATED LINKAGES BETWEEN AND AMONG COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO FOCUS ON OFFENDER PROBLEMS; 6) INITIATED CHANGE IN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND STATE REGULATIONS; 7) INCREASED GENERAL PUBLIC AND BUSINESS AWARENESS OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE OFFENDER POPULATION; AND 8) INFLUENCED STATEWIDE PROGRAMMING AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND A SUMMARY CHART OF THE PROJECTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)