INMATES WITH PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS - A SURVEY OF STAFF PERCEPTIONS OF INCIDENCE AND SYMPTOMS

• NCJ Number: 2445
• Author(s): K O'BRIEN
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 23 pages
• Corporate Author: District of Columbia Dept of Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CORRECTIONAL STAFF OPINION CONCERNING NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INMATES PERCEIVED TO BE IN NEED OF PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT.

Abstract

STAFF AT THE CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX AND YOUTH CENTER OF THE D. C. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WERE ASKED TO NAME INMATES THEY THOUGHT NEEDED PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT AND TO SPECIFY REASONS FOR TREATMENT. A NOMINATIONS OF AND DESCRIPTIONS BY THE 62 STAFF MEMBERS WHO RESPONDED WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS AND STATISTICAL DATA ARE INCLUDED.