INTEGRATING CORRECTIONAL AND FAMILY SYSTEMS

• NCJ Number: 11493
• Journal: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Volume: 42 Issue: 5 Dated: (OCTOBER 1972) Pages: 784-791
• Author(s): H CHAIKLIN
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 8 pages
• Grant Number(s): ASA-26-0 (MD)
• Sponsoring Agency: Maryland Governor's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
• Corporate Author: American Orthopsychiatric Assoc, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE DELIVERY COORDINATION AND FAMILY CONTACT IN PRERELEASE PLANNING, ILLUSTRATED BY THE COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION PROJECT AT JESSUP, MARYLAND.

Abstract

THIS PROJECT IS FAMILY FOCUSED, VOLUNTARY, AND BUILDS PREPARATION FOR RELEASE AROUND NORMAL PRISON ROUTINE. SERVICES ARE DEVELOPED BY PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS AND STRENGTHS OF THE OFFENDER AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH WHOM HE HAS SIGNIFICANT INTERACTION. SOCIAL WORK TECHNIQUES ARE USED FOR DIAGNOSIS, BRIEF COUNSELING, AND PREPARATION FOR REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY AGENCIES. SOCIODRAMA IS ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THE TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THE DEBILITATING EFFECTS OF PRISON, AND THE LACK OF COORDINATION AMONG INSTITUTIONAL AGENCIES AND PERSONNEL. ONE CRITICAL PROGRAM QUESTION CONCERNS THE EXTENT AND LENGTH OF INSTITUTIONALLY ESTABLISHED RECIPROCAL RELATIONS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES. FEW OF THE MEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE RETURNED TO THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM. THIS WOULD SUGGEST SOME SUCCESS IN CORRECTIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICE, AND FAMILY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INTO A PRERELEASE PROGRAM.